Early this morning, I woke up from a dream. In this dream, I was on the 11th floor of an apartment block. I don’t know much about the floor, the rooms and spaces, but there were a lot of people around. There was immediate lightning and thunder; clearly a storm was upon us. […]
Writing
Introducing: The Secret Ingredient Of…
It’s time! Step right up! My first book launch of 2020 has arrived. From today, you can purchase The Secret Ingredient Of at your preferred online bookstore or direct. Introducing: The Secret Ingredient Of… What’s it all about? Well, it’s basically about me making fun of cooking shows. And chefs. And ingredients. […]
Book Review: On Writing by Charles Bukowski
On Writing was a book I accidentally came across in a library catalogue and deliberately got out on loan. On Writing by Charles Bukowski I loved this book. It talked about writing however you want. Including mentions of being an author who doesn’t care about spelling. I admire the pre-internet ability to […]
It Has All Been Done
Nothing is original any more. It has all been done before. I’ve seen that idea somewhere else. Who DOESN’T know this? It Has All Been Done Yep, it probably has all been done before. So What? Not everyone has heard what you heard in formative years. Sometimes it didn’t stick […]
My Way, My Pace
I was going to publish a book in January, but then I decided not to. Here’s why. My Way, My Pace In order for it to get done, I would have had to “hustle” (shudder) to get editing, covers and sales copy ready. And you know what? I was still on […]
Practical Planning for Writers
I don’t think I know many people who are full time writers. Most of us are doing our writing around jobs, businesses, families and a dozen other variables that make up our lives. So how do you make planning practical for writers? Practical Planning for Writers Without further ado, there are the […]
Fighting The Editing Muscle
I’m writing a few different books these days. I generally try to just get a draft done, then worry about details later. But I am wondering if fighting the editing muscle means that it develops my story in a different way. Fighting The Editing Muscle Note To Self I often leave notes […]
Book Review: Get Your Sh*t Together by Sarah Knight
This book was my first foray in to shit/fuck books as a reader. Given that I published Fuck Should in 2019, I had been deliberately avoiding reading “similar” books so that I kept my “vision” and didn’t get distracted. Get Your Sh*t Together was another impulse grab from the library shelf, a tactic that seemed […]
What I Did On My Summer Poorcaytion
I have grand plans for publishing in 2020. So far 2020 has had other plans for me, including injury, injury, injury, reinjury, infection, infection, and side effect from infection drugs. All in all it’s safe to say I keep pushing plans back, and then back, and then back. Gotta let yourself heal if you can. […]
Book Review: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby
Full confession: I have no idea how I came across We Are Never Meeting in Real Life. I know I got it from a library, but I have no idea why. I had the call numbers written all of these “serious” books on creativity and minds and thinking and business and being a genius and […]