If you follow me on IG then you may well be aware that I have recently been giving my writing plans, in fact, my whole writing approach, some considerable thought. At the beginning of the year, my writing plan was pretty simple. I wanted to increase my writing speed. To do so I first wanted…
I am, somewhat to my own surprise, a grumpy old man. I’m thirty-four, meaning I seem to have caught my case of the grumps fairly young. Id like to tell you that this is a recent development, that as I slowly edge to the point in my life where I will soon become closer to…
With summer seemingly on the wain, it is time to look forward to all that Autumn has to offer. These golden months are the favourite time of year for my wife and I, and after what has proved quite a difficult 2019 so far, we are looking forward to slowing down in the back end…
Book Review I recently finished reading ‘Early Riser’ by Jasper Fforde and as I personally hadn’t read a book by him for several years, and he evidently hasn’t written one for a few years either I wasn’t sure what to expect. But the premise as described on the back cover piqued my interest right away…
This morning I took the dog for a walk. So far so dull you might be thinking. And whilst I’d like to tell you that while tramping through the first of the fallen leaves I was set upon by a gang of talking squirrels, I wasn’t. I’d be most excited to let you know that…
I blink myself awake. Crusted sleep has gathered on my eyelashes and I rub it away irritably, already feeling the familiar tug of annoyance before I’ve even sat up. Pale morning light is filtering through our pink bedroom curtains. A brighter patch of sunlight hits the wooden floorboards beside the bed and under the window…