Some of you may know that I come from a small industrial town in England called Slough. A few of you here have either come from there or have worked there. Slough, as cities go, has a rep, but not a good […]
I live with a cold blooded killer. I haven’t turned him into the cops because he’s my cat, Tegan. He’s on a roll at the moment. It’s spring and that means young and inexperienced creatures are poking their heads from their protective […]
I’ve got a lot wrong this week, so this works for me. I hope Julie understands though. “We are all of us failures–at least, the best of us are.”~J. M. Barrie
I’m attending the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend, which should be fun. I’m going to be quite busy while I’m there, so for anyone going, here’s where you can find me over the weekend. Outrageous ActionPanel / Sat 11:30 AM – […]
In true iceberg style, there’s been a lot of activity under surface with all things related to my writing. The first piece of good news I can mention is that my short story, THE TASKMASTERS, is being adapted for the stage. The […]
I’m fading…kind of. I received a very sweet letter from one of my publishers last week. I’d ghost written a book for them a few years ago. They got in touch to tell me that they were remaindering the remaining print run […]
I want to live in a town like Alice’s. “Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.”~Alice Walker
For a borderline spaz such as yours truly, the US road systems are a godsend. There’s a logic behind them all that makes it easy for a stranger like me to navigate—with the exception being freeway on and off ramps. This is […]
From time to time someone will take me to task over my characters—usually my protagonists. The usual complaint is over my hero’s “goodness.” The remarks usually center on, “You know, if your main guy had done the right thing in the beginning, […]
This sums up my world view. “The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth.”~Janeane Garofalo