Last week, I read a long blog by Amanda Palmer over on Patreon, about how she met Neil Gaiman and how that changed her life.
It left me thinking about how often many of us dream of such meetings but never seem to land in their path.… Read More
There is a lot of advice out there about being creative… how to activate your creativity, to start being creative, to get out of creative block etc etc. Well, I have been writing poetry since I 1980 and have never really stopped. Actually, my creative CV is pretty impressive: Wrote … Read More
There has not been a huge amount in the way of news from me on this blog lately. This has not been because nothing is happening, but rather that a lot has been happening but is not quite ready to launch. This means that I *still* can’t say too much … Read More
Joan De La Haye is well-known horror writer, with a new book out and a lot to say. I asked her to write about her inspirations and her creative processes… she thought that was hilarious, but she wrote the piece that follows anyway. Hello my Freaky Darlings, David asked me … Read More
I am often surprised to meet writers who do not read a lot. It confuses me on a few levels. Firstly, if you don’t read, who do you think is going to read what you WRITE? Secondly, if you don’t read, how do you know anything about writing? And thirdly, … Read More
Before I left South Africa in April 2013, my site was set up as the ideal travel blog platform. It was also aimed pretty squarely at my existing South African readers and potential readers. Nearly two and a half years later, and a lot has changed. The travelling is over. … Read More
Ever since LinkedIn launched the functionality whereby just about everyone can post actual articles onto the platform, I have been tasting the offerings published. This activity has resulted in some pleasing insights. It has also resulted in some insults to my intelligence. I admit, I was pleased when I heard … Read More
The purpose of today’s blog is to introduce the new book that I am working on (as of Monday officially) which has the working title of Tribe Of One. Ever since I finished the first complete draft of JOHANNESBURG it has been in the back of my mind that I … Read More
As technology changes, so do we. Since Social Media hit us, we’ve been changing the way we do things continuously. Just one example is this blog. The way I let people know what I was doing before was by commenting on other blogs, sending out an email to a database … Read More
In today’s fast paced world, a love of actual physical books is becoming an idea that borders on that of religion: Something that needs to be pursued, have time dedicated to it and something that many just prefer not to think about. Coming from South Africa, where books are rapidly … Read More