Ring out the bells and put out the cake, it’s only WORLD BOOK DAY today! *Sirens wail* *Ticker tape floods the streets* *Cat looks up, squints eyes slightly at commotion… returns to ignoring world… because… well… cats* And, madams and sirs, we should make this a fine party because 1. Books are cool 2. Books…
Read MoreGrind Spark Earworm #3 – Liz Hodson & Josiah Wolf
Last week’s Grind Spark earworm was Utopia by Jackson and his Computerband. Not listened to it yet? Well take your ears and scrub them with the sounds, scrub them now. This week the playlist is changing direction. This week the earworm is tired and coming down and locking the door because it doesn’t want to…
Read MoreShhh… It’s only more free shit
*Shhhh* Don’t you be a-telling nobody, now. This is just between you and me, right? I mean, you and me, like, you and me and the rest of the entire internet, right? The internet is ok. The internet knows how to keep a secret. Just ask Twitter. But other than that, we’re all hush-hush, right?…
Read MoreGrind Spark Earworm #2 – Jackson and His Computerband
Last week I kicked off the Grind Spark playlist with Genesis by Justice. Next up, we’ve got something for the long, dark winding roads. Something for driving with the headlights ramped up. Something for smoking in the back. Something for cutting out the buzz. Something for smoothing out the cut. Something to make it better.…
Read MoreKilling your first draft
It’s not easy. You’ve been working for months, maybe years. And you’ve finally typed THE END in as big a font as you possibly can and made your very own typewriter ‘ding’ noise when you saved it. And it’s done. It’s finished. You’re ready to get published and start your book tour. The police put…
Read MoreGrind Spark Earworm #1 – Justice
Everyone’s got at least one playlist, right? There’s the mix-tape you made when you were eight by recording tracks off the tv (for my younger readers, you can find out what a tape is by watching the Antiques Roadshow next time you’re at your Gran’s). There’s the iPod tracks you put together for your first…
Read MoreTake a seat in the dust lounge
Welcome to the Dust Lounge. It’s not picky about who can come in. There’s no dress code. There’s no entry fee. It’s somewhere I like to hang out. And write. And chat. And eat. And drink. I’ll be sharing some of my writing, thoughts on writing, mind meanderings into whatever else passes through, and occasional…
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The Dust Lounge 