How I Came To Hold You
If there was a short video made about this, it would be set to rousing music, like this, and it would show things like me stepping off a train at Marylebone […]
Tag Archives: writing
The Weight of Self-Pressure
As time edges ever nearer to the publication of my next book, I feel myself sinking further and further into that vast pit of despair that writers often experience either midway through […]
I’m Turning Into a Bitter Person
Yeah. A ‘bitter alright’. Geddit? A bit of alrig- oh, never mind. These people liked my joke. I’ve had my fingers in a few pies over the years in an […]
So very lovely, made from love.
About ten minutes ago, I typed the final few words of my book for SANDS onto Microsoft Word (which just so happened to be Stevie Wonder lyrics) and sat back […]
Calling All Anonymous Bloggers…
…why do you blog anonymously?
I want to embrace all of you, except that guy.
Many thanks to all who participated in my recent little ‘RT and follow’ competition on Twitter. ‘What competition?’ I hear you cry. Well, there was a competition. Maybe you should […]
Spam isn’t all junk
Somewhere, at some point in the history of time, some vagabonds got hold of my email address and started spamming me. Their emails follow the same format: rather dubious ‘Sender’ […]
Tick, tock…
Don’t worry. That’s not me counting down the seconds of your life, although it is ticking away. It’s simply to let you know that nominations for the MAD Blog Awards […]
Writing for Sands: Getting a Handle
Last Thursday I took a train down to London to meet Carolyn and Neal from Sands – the charity I’m writing for. But before I jabber on about that, let’s […]
If you ain’t first, you’re last
Fellow parents, take heed. You may remember last year when I asked – nay, begged – for your nomination in the MAD Blog Awards 2010. You came up trumps, and […]
