Did you miss me?
Perhaps more pertinently, did you notice that I was away? It was just a short break, but I don’t mean to say that I actually went anywhere. I was stuck right here, you just couldn’t see me. My website crashed … Continued
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
When I was a small child, I was always told never to be boastful, never to shout about my successes. I’ve tried to live by this advice as much as possible, never show off or trumpet my achievements too much. … Continued
I’m on tour from Thursday,
a writing update. I thought I’d talk about writing this week. Looking back over the past few posts, the last time I actually did that was on Feb 22nd, when I let you into the workings of a new project. … Continued
Anatomy of a novel, part two
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Way back in January, I told you about an idea that I had, and how I was going to develop it. If you don’t remember, or you’re new here, this is the link Anyhow, I’ve been rather busy with the … Continued
The Indie Showcase Presents, Stephen Oram
First of all I’d like to say thank you to Richard for the freedom to write about whatever takes my fancy, which in this case is about living forever (and mailing lists). Some months ago, I was commissioned by Linux … Continued
Flash Fiction, Man of Mystery.
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Here is the flash fiction. It’s a piece I wrote for a competition a while ago, it features in my short story collection, inspiringly called Flash Fiction, which has just received this review, The challenge for this piece was to … Continued
The return of an old friend
Finally, after a few months of depression and apathy, I feel ready to get back to some serious writing. Let’s start with a quote, “When a sister hates you, it really is the worst thing in the world.” That was … Continued
The blank page and other Syndromes
When it comes to writing, I suffer from a lot of phobias, whether I like to admit it or not. I found out that one of my pet hates has a proper name, I’m referring to the panic which comes … Continued