It’s the end of the world and X marks the spot
X marks the spot where Elon Musk stabbed the Twitter bluebird, which acts here as a metaphor for the destruction of our world by big money.
Reading The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell by Gail Aldwin
A review of The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell, a parallell time mystery by Gail Aldwin, published by Bloodhound Books
Picture of an author emerging
Looking for a new way to describe myself, having found ‘wannabe author’ is no longer appropriate, I’m trying on ’emerging author’ for size.
From Londoners to The Incandescent Ones
A reading diary summing up the 14 titles I read in the 2nd quarter of the year, from Londoners to The Incandescent Ones, with reviews of some.
Ch-ch-changing … again
Things will be changing at TheSupercargo in tandem with changes in my life as I retire from paid work and use my time to create more of what I want.
Character building with Lajos Egri
I’m using the character checklist from Lajos Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing to plot the characters in my novel-in-progress.
Catherine Pettersson and the SWF
A short promo piece pointing you on to my interview with Catherine Pettersson, the driving force behind the Stockholm Writers Festival, published on the Pens Around the World website earlier this week.
Property props and social media cards
An article about props – properties and supports – as I continue trying to create YouTube videos about social media and the author.
Juxtaposition and creativity
A photo essay about juxtaposition and creativity: sculptures of body parts in Rya skog nature reserve on Hisingen in Gothenburg.
The story behind Tea with the Hatter
The story behind the story of “Tea with the Hatter”, published last week. A hatter got in touch and asked for a copy on a poster.