Greetings... It has been a while, eh? Yeah, well, I been busy. Weddings, marathons, general elections (all as an attendee and/or viewer, rather than a participant, I should add). Mostly, though, I’ve been learning about gutter opera, with D. Foy. The whole experience has been fantastic, a lot …
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Book Review: The Art of Character, by David Corbett
There’s a chapter in Chuck Palahniuk’s book, Stranger Than Fiction, in which the author explains how, every year, he finds himself having to re-buy a copy of each of Amy Hempel’s works, having given them all away to friends or fellow writers. In recent years, I’ve found myself doing the same thing …
Dear Writing…
Dear Writing, Don’t take this wrong, but... well... sometimes I really hate you. For a start, you force me to get me up, every morning—way earlier than anyone in their right mind would want to get up—sniff through the pile of clothes by my bed, get dressed and walk to a nearby café, where I’ll …
The Thrill of Creative Effort
Tourist season in Barcelona brings with it an abundance of slogan-bearing t-shirts at which to stare as you stroll down La Rambla. The majority of these messages are banal at best, but you’ll always see a few that are truly baffling for their complete lack of logic. I’m not just talking about the …
When You’re a Writer…
When you're a writer, sometimes the only thing to do is write. A screamingly obvious statement, certainly, but it’s all too easy to put off writing – more so than ever now that we all have instantaneous access to the Internet, and those twin paradigms for perpetual procrastination. I’m not here …