Want to say “I knew him before he was popular”? Want to casually drop a name into conversation and draw admiring looks from your peers and friends? Want to dine out on the success of someone you know? Then I suggest you go and hang out with John Green, Neil Gaiman, Zadie Smith and about […]
Continue readingWhat makes us human? If an alien asked that question to a dozen different people on the planet, he’d probably shake his head (assuming he had one and assuming he was even a he) in confusion and go home. It’s rare that you get a simple straight answer to that question. People have different views […]
Continue readingAs part of The Writing Process Blogging Tour, I’ve been asked by Lotte Lane – Writer, Awesomeiser & Chronic Over Sharer (her words not mine) to talk about what my writing process is. To be honest I’m not fond of the term “Writing Process”. It makes my work – and for me writing is […]
Continue readingI have been given a brutally honest awakening about the dangers of being…well…so brutally honest. It’s hard to admit when you’re wrong. I don’t know anyone who can casually sail through life allowing criticism to bounce off them harmlessly. Writers and artists in particular can find it really hard to take criticism. But to […]
Continue readingKind of a Good News/Bad News week which has given me pause for thought and made me believe strongly in the power of karma and the unrelenting power of family genes. Good News I’ve been asked to be a regular contributor to a dating site as a kind of “Relationship & Dating Expert”. The […]
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