Hi there, Following the recent activities in Paris and the racial hate I was appalled to witness afterward, from people on social media and in person I started to type. What emerged was a poem. Go easy on me, I’m a novelist and a short story writer not a poet but the message is clear: […]
In case you’ve been wondering… I haven’t died or fallen off the flat surface of the Earth in a vain attempt to prove that it’s round. I’ve been taking a break from the short stories to finish my novel which is now complete and being edited. I thought you may like a sneak peek at […]
Well… Poetry has always been something I have read and admired from afar, but not something I often turn my hand to. Todays Free Form exercise however, inspired I think from a news story I read where a young lady was repeatedly beaten and made to suffer numerous indecent acts upon her person; an assault […]
Hello all… My book (The Trouble With Time Travel) is still going well and ever closer to the finish line. Whilst writing, as a wee warm-up exercise i tend to do a little free form to drum up ideas for future projects and I think I’ve hit on something here. Its not complete (Just an […]
A friend and I have been experimenting a bit. He’s a musician and a jolly good one at that, and I thought wouldn’t it be interesting to try to have a conversation!!! …. And they said it couldn’t be done!! A conversation with a difference. A conversation where we communicate using only our respective art […]
Heloooo and Happy 2015 to you… I had an idea for a short story today which I thought I’d share with you. The story isn’t yet complete, there are a few directions it could go in but i would welcome any comments and suggestions you may have. Till next time x Outside “Let me in!!!” […]
Ok… I was teaching a creative writing class today and was asked where I get my ideas and inspirations. I was also asked if i stick to one project and see it through to its conclusion forsaking all else. The answer is….. I have one method which I stick to and it works for me, […]
How long has it been??? Not wanting to get too personal here I’ll say a while… ages…. too long… probably. I write this post on the 4th December at my home in sunny south shields. It’s taken a while to adapt to my new writing environment but getting back on track. The Trouble With Time […]
In at 1.15am today. Sat down at the computer and did some free form. It’s completely un-edited but thought i’d share anyway, hope you enjoy. As always all comments and thoughts welcome. x Imagine Imagine a world of clinical logic. Where every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The birth of which is a […]