The above thread comes from my new social media home (Yes, I’ll update the links on the main page ASAP) on Bluesky (I decided to…
Author, screenwriter, general miscreant
Category: Blog
Last year, I taught a workshop for the lovely Erskine Writer’s Group, where I talked about “writing the crime novel”, which of course meant that…
It’s been a long time since I posted to the website or updated anything. Not because I’ve had a lack of things happening, but perhaps…
Although I’ve primarily written novels and short stories, I always wanted to write for the screen. My earliest efforts at writing were (bad) screenplays —…
When I spent a few years reading slush pile manuscripts for a small publisher, I started to realise that the manuscripts which failed to engage…
Another week, another round up of my reads and views of late. The reading was a little light this week due to editing work taking…
