Reading aloud I have two readings in the next couple of weeks – the Tales of the DeCongested Launch at Foyles Bookshop in London on 29 June and a second ‘south coast’ reading for the same anthology in Brighton on 10 July. I love readings and get a buzz from audience reactions, particularly if I’m […]
I hate these conversations … ‘What do you do?’ asks the man at the business dinner. ‘I’m a writer.’ ‘Ah … what do you write?’ ‘Fiction.’ ‘Would I have read anything of yours?’ ‘Almost certainly.’ ‘Great! What are they called then, your novels?’ ‘I haven’t had any novels published yet.’ ‘Ah … so what might […]
Words and pictures I’ve been involved in a two year project which presents stories and paintings of gardens in four cities – to me the link between image and narrative has always been a necessary one. Today though, I spent time with a student who only ‘hears’ characters rather than seeing them. His internal world […]
Buy or Die! Bullet is one of those cult publications, beloved of the genre reader. I’ve certainly never managed to get published there, but two fine writers of my acquaintance feature in the latest issue: Chris Morrow and Charlie Williams bite the Bullet – and if you don’t purchase a copy, you might find they […]
A new initiative for story writers The reading period for Red Ink is now open (1st June – 31st August) With poetry edited by John Masefield awardee and Oppenheim Winner, Ian Parks (Winter Edition) and Peter Lewin (Summer Edition) Red Ink is set to be a new voice in publishing. With Short Stories edited by […]
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