Trusting the process
A few days ago, we travelled down south to witness two longtime friends of mine get married. As the Romans put it, mirabile visu – it was a wonderful thing to see people I had known for a long time, two creative people who deserve to live in a mansion house with a lab for [...]
Please note: this entry discusses adult concepts. There’s been a lot of chat recently about bad sex. Experiences recalled include “inappropriate” things being said at particular times – some very funny, it must be said – and the unbecoming appearance of the body parts involved and perceived ineptitude at using them. But I don’t want [...]
I was at a literary gathering about a month or two ago and had just decamped to the pub with a group of others. I fell into conversation with one of the few non-poets in the pub – he turned out to be a fellow programmer so we had some common topics of discussion I [...]
I had a look at my stat counter the other day and saw a bit of googling that led to my entry on the muse a few posts back. What was missing was guidance on how to find the elusive muse. I thought of this again on Tuesday when performing with the choral society of [...]
A person of influence in my life is currently reading Seth Godin’s book Linchpin. Seth Godin, for those who are not au fait with the latest trends in social networking, is a blogger and marketer who promotes transforming the idea of the individual at work. His book is kind of self help for suits who [...]
Cover by Andrew Prince You might remember awhile ago I was noodling about setting up an ebook. Well I have done it! I have used an affiliate program called Smashwords to convert my novella into EPUB, MOBI, Sony and Kindle formats. My ebook A Trifle is now available in all these formats – everything but [...]
I’ve been a bit quiet of late. Life has brought some interesting opportunities my way, plus I’ve been doing a bit of writing. One redraft and two new stories. Plus I’m on the shortlist for a music anthology, waiting to hear back about a decision from the editorial board of another fantasy magazine, failed to [...]
When writing his summary of the Davy Byrnes Short Story Award early last year, Richard Ford remarked “[I could have done with] a few Irish of colour. If you’re writing about the actual world, well . . . they’re in there, too.” While I was slightly sceptical of Ford’s other criticisms, this one, I think, [...]
Busy getting ready for tomorrow’s workshop. I’m quite excited to meet everyone and share my experience with them and hear what they have to say too. I have a post or two in my mind, one about commitment and the other about cultural and race representation, but they’re just simmering away at the moment while [...]
I had been noodling for some time about writing a post about how to manage failure in the writing life – when I was prompted by JBBC’s post Dealing with Life’s Disappointments. She talks about how the strength of her feelings of loss brought her face to face with the competitive elements in her own [...]
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