Are We Nearly There Yet?
Are We Nearly There Yet? A review of Ben Hatch’s stories searching for family-friendly British holidays, and an account of the death of his father.
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Writing review: Resolutions 2012
A review of my writing during January 2012 with reference to my writing resolutions. Not bad: could do better.
Resolutions
Resolutions: a parody of the twisted information about the history of Janus and New Year Resolutions available from various Internet sites.
An Oddly Haunted Cinquain
A poem in cinquain form using words from the Oddly Haunted Journey word game.
Persperistance
Three reasons why submitting your creative writing for publication to an edited web site or print journal is a good thing. Some pointers and a discussion of Ray Bradbury’s d.i.y. authorship method.
This Mirrored Chamber
tep into this mirrored chamber, see your image promulgate, Looking deep you’ll see a spark: your yester-self – but wait! There too’s your Armageddon ember. I composed this poem in response to three challenges: the Artwiculate word of the day on 5th October 2011 was Promulgate. The word of the day on Loqwacious was Yester. … More…
A Whisper Heard in Babel
A whisper heard in Bable is my attempt at a translation of a poem by former Archbishop KG Hamma composed during the Gothenburg Book Fair.
Robert d’Boy
Beware of Robert the Boy! Piece of comic nonsense verse composed around the word hobbledehoy.
When is a Novelist … ?
Review of Granta number 113 discussing the definition of novelist contra short-story writer and the difficulties of anthologising novelists.
Inger Edelfeldt’s Writing Process
Why Swedish author Inger Edelfeldt abandoned the historical novel she started writing, and how difficult I’m finding it writing my own.