No, this isn’t the local stately home or municipal park, this is Our Garden This Evening. If you’re surprised by the bizarre fountain (officially styled ‘Gothic Boy with Dolphin’ – ?) it was bequeathed by previous owners of the house. We keep meaning to get rid, but now it’s a case of ‘I’ve grown … Continue reading Bloomin’ marvellous
Scott Pack is holding a vote for the best short-listed Booker novel that didn’t win the prize. All good fun and the winner to be announced in July. He generously offers his code to share but I can’t make it work, so if you haven’t already voted you’ll have to go and do it in … Continue reading Best of the Rest of the Booker
Draft 2 of the WIP is a slow process, or that’s how it seems. My current method goes like this: Check outline (though this is pretty much in my head) for what my next scene will be Look at Draft 1a or 1b (so many already!) and identify something I’ve written previously that will do the … Continue reading Quick, quick, slow
When Pygmygiant sent out an email asking for non-fiction submissions, I was quick off the mark, and lo! you can see the result here. It’s a piece I wrote a couple of years ago following a trip to my home town in Scotland. Looking at it now it feels a bit self-conscious and wordy, and … Continue reading Afterlife
After my unsuccessful attempt with Day, I though twice about picking up Nella Last’s War, my reading group choice for this month. I had seen parts of Victoria Wood’s TV adaptation and found it interesting but in a worthy rather than an attention-grabbing way. By comparison, the book is a revelation. Unlike the sepia feel of … Continue reading No sound, but plenty of pictures
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