Here we go…

by | Mar 27, 2011 | Diary, Writing

The second draft of Forever is underway now. Everyone tackles redrafting differently but I thought my method might be of interest to other writers and the handful of interested readers who like my stuff. It’s a variation on my short story process but with a few...

Time spinner

by | Apr 21, 2009 | commuting, cycling, Personal, Writing

I really need to get me one. So the cycling experiment isn’t going so well. I can, it turns out, do the distance without having a heart attack and, most of the time, it is enjoyable. However, it’s not really saving me any money as I seem to be wearing out...

Eastercon 2009

by | Apr 14, 2009 | Eastercon, Life, Writing

I am returned. The convention was a very different affair to last year courtesy of a smaller venue and a wider distribution of attendees across several hotels but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Good positioning of the main bar between the panel rooms meant...

Knots

by | Apr 5, 2009 | Personal, Random, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Writing

I shouldn’t be blogging. I should be writing. No, they’re not the same thing. More to the point I should be writing or at least working on Forever but I have got stuck again. Shocking, I know. This project is in trouble; real trouble and I think this is...

Mayhem

by | Apr 1, 2009 | ballistic fat welshman, cycling, Personal, Writing

London has, somewhat predictably, gone a bit weirder than usual this week. You’d be right to guess that there would be a somewhat more visible police presence but there was also an odd quiet around those areas of London not targeted for demonstrations, at least...