The highlight of next week is my book launch in Foyles Bookshop in Bristol for my two short story collections. I haven’t prepared a speech, although I have rehearsed reading the story I’ll be reading on the night in a decent animated way. I guess I’ll be able to talk briefly about the two books,… Continue Reading
Strong-hearted stories, dark & funny
The View from Endless Street & Mercy : My Book Launch at Foyles
I’m gearing up now towards my book launch for The View from Endless Street published by Wido Publishing and Mercy & other stories published by Tartarus Press, on the 4th July at Foyles in Bristol. I know which story I’m going to read, but I’m trying to think how best to describe my two collections… Continue Reading
A Way of Organising & Writing Your Novel
NOTES, RESEARCH AND THE MENTAL PICTURE OF THE STORY In the first instance, you need to be passionate about the story you want to tell because if you aren’t, you might well find that you grow tired of it in the middle and abandon it. Do not be in a rush to start the writing… Continue Reading
Book Review| The View From Endless Street
A most charming review of The View From Endless Street, my story collection with WiDo:-THE VIEW FROM ENDLESS STREET by Rebecca LloydAh, the quality . . . Apart from all its other many virtues, what stands out for me in this collection is the sheer quality of the writing. Too often these days, books shout… Continue Reading
Short Stories|Snippets of work in progress
Snippet from a work in progress, absurdly long sentence:-Very clean teeth – I’ll give her that, but they were rather on the large and horsey side and it really wasn’t long before I became fixated by them in a manner of speaking, in that I both wanted to see them again and at the same… Continue Reading
