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Living life to write life

I have a tendency towards the hermetic, especially when I have something of a deadline, or a great idea I want to get down. But sometimes, you really do have to wave your sofa-office goodbye, put some actual, real life clothes on that are not gravy stained or, as is currently the case, your pyjamas,… Continue reading Living life to write life

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Kicking my own naivety

We all know that, if we were walk into a bar and have a drink, that that bar, the glass we drink from, the people we speak to, would still be there once our drink has been finished and we’ve left the room. People and places exist outside of our own sphere of existence. I… Continue reading Kicking my own naivety

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London therapy…

The rewrites have started in earnest this week. So far (4 days in) they're going well. I'm motivated, super excited, bouncing off the walls with energy... Or I would be if I didn't have a cold. And for that I blame the London Underground. That was the other exciting element of the past week, hot… Continue reading London therapy…

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Suck it up…

There is a lot of advice out there about how to take, erm … advice. I like to sum this up in the following mantra: “Take it on the chin and don’t be a dick.” This week said mantra was put to the test, as I received the first fully edited version of my MS… Continue reading Suck it up…