Breakfast with Bobby at the Arcanist

August 23, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: breakfast with bobby · flash fiction · horror flash fiction · horror story · publication · short story · the arcanist2 Comments

My horror flash fiction Breakfast with Bobby has been published over at the brilliant The Arcanist

Some writerly news, in the midst of everything

June 6, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: Cabinet of Heed · flash fiction · Flash Flood · HTTP Error · National Flash Fiction Day 2020 · NFFD2020 · publicationLeave a comment

A small piece of writerly news; “Walls” has been published in The Cabinet of Heed’s Stream of Consciousness special issue

On writing reviews and on writing words

May 23, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · Books · Thoughts · WritingTags: Afterland · Book Reviews · Chuck Wendig · Grady Hendrix · lauren beukes · negative reviews · streets · walking in tokyo · Wanderers · writing inspiration · writing reviews · writing wallpaperLeave a comment

On why I mostly talk about books I love, and on how new words are eeking out and what they’re eeking out to.

Making your marks – On the joys of typing

March 13, 2020March 8, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: am writing · handwriting · typing · writingLeave a comment

On the joys of typing, and the unexpected pleasures of keyboard reviews.

Keeping your ears busy: Writing playlists

March 6, 2020March 4, 2020 Categories: Music · Thoughts · Writing · Writing EarwormsTags: am writing · earworm · soundtrack · writing · writing musicLeave a comment

Music to write words to – a selection of playlists and albums to help soften the silence in my writing cave.

Officially claiming my writing den

January 24, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: desk · mascots · writing · writing den2 Comments

On claiming an area for writing. Including aliens, harmonicas and some old school psychologists.

#VSS365 – a daily dose of inspiration

January 11, 2020 Categories: Thoughts · WritingTags: #vss365 · creative writing · prompts · twitter · writing · writing communityLeave a comment

Finding a daily dose of inspiration with #vss365 to brighten up the edges of January

Double Vision – free short reads for a long weekend

August 25, 2018August 24, 2018 Categories: Books · WritingTags: Double Vision · flash fiction · science fiction · short storiesLeave a comment

Free shots of weird words for a long weekend – get Double Vision for no pennies now #FreeEbook

News Bash

June 10, 2017August 16, 2017 Categories: Books · Thoughts · WritingTags: Grind Spark · writing7 Comments

Today I return to the Dust Lounge to move some dust around, and generally bash your eyes with NEWS, sweet NEWS. And this news doesn’t involve any voting, politics or fact-checking so y’all can relax.