March 5th is a date I hanker back to – a time when life was more normal. I was flying to Dubai for a quick set of club gigs and I had a very busy remaining March to return to with a series of dinners… Read More »The challenges of being a riter…
It’s a dull feeling when something on a machine breaks and renders the whole contraption useless. Good for the dump and nothing more and the feeling of guilt that comes with such an action. Out of sight but not so out of mind for someone… Read More »Start your day…
It is good to have a novel on the go. Writing one I mean as well as reading one. And having just published my latest, Open Links, I have a few ideas for my next book but nothing concrete and I have no plans to… Read More »Could be more Club Card points than I ever imagined
On holiday as I am – and being a man – I am currently reading. For the last few days, Stephen King has been keeping me company with his latest tome, Mr Mercedes – and it makes me wonder why I don’t read more often.… Read More »Stephen King and his Mercedes Benz
Or it could an auspicious day if the book turns out to a winner. A flier as they say or bestseller? In book shops I am always struck by just how many books lay claim to being the international number one best seller… Anyway, today 12th June 2104 – I have… Read More »An auspicious day…
By this I don’t mean that I am great with words. This is for others to say or not. I am not saying that – ‘my books are bloody wonderful’ which is how a lot of self published authors seem to conduct themselves on twitter… Read More »I have a thing with words…
To anyone out there who has read A Man’s Life and enjoyed it – then you have Richard and Judy to thank. The book was half finished on my machine when R&J invited me to the annual book awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Always… Read More »Richard Madeley to thank…
Getting home late last night – I noticed a review for my latest novel – A Man’s Life. (Authors check these things don’t you know?) 5 stars, no less – so good news – but quickly the review had some alarm bells ringing… What a surprise!, 24 Oct… Read More »My thanks to Mrs Buckley…
Having spent masses of hours writing books – I have realised that their success is driven by their prominence on-line and to do this – Facebook is a good way forward. For years I have ignored Facebook – it was something that I just never understood – although I… Read More »I figure the net is the future
“I use Grammarly for proofreading because a semi colon or a colon? Come on, who knows, really?” A Man’s Life is a book that took me seven years to write and a book that I bloody well agonised over. Reviewers have commonly said that the book has made them cry both with grief and… Read More »The frustrations of being an author…
