Writing burrowed itself into a chamber in my heart, building underwater castles and princesses to live in them, when I was around seven years old. This world of words has lived with me now for over two decades, present and resolute, though I denied it for most of that time. And yet, through all of my aliases, the necessity stayed with me.
Tag Archives | Inspiration

Guest post on The Undercover Soundtrack
I am excited to see my guest post on The Undercover Soundtrack go live today. Novelist Roz Morris hosts a weekly series in which she asks other writers to talk about using music as part of the creative process. In the post, I talk about the creation of On the Holloway Road in more depth [...]

Finding some inspiration
Sometimes, as much as I like writing, I get tired of it. Towards the end of last year, it became difficult, and I started to dread it, and I wasn’t happy with what I was producing, and I let myself get too busy with other things. I needed a change of scene. I am fortunate [...]

The ingredients of fiction
Writing fiction is not really about making stuff up. It’s more about making sense of what you already have stored somewhere in your memory or subconscious, dusting it off, ordering it and making it intelligible to the rest of the world. The hope is that the things you write about will also resonate with other [...]
Monday Morning Inspiration #13
“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” — Malcolm X
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The 20 best Caribbean book blogs
1 October 2012
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The cafe killer
29 October 2012
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Liebster Award reloaded
1 November 2012
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The Kindle Report: does it beat paper?
4 December 2012
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The next big thing…
4 January 2013
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We could take a train, be miles away by morning…
6 May 2013
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Ten years ago: Voluntary poverty in New York City
30 April 2013
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Some interviews
22 April 2013
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Giveaway: Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2003
18 April 2013
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How to Improve your Foreign Language Immediately
15 April 2013
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Geo Marquez: week*...
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Geo Marquez: I read for 9 hours a day of pure science fiction a...
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Evan: What I'm starting to think here is that the refer...
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Brian Joseph: Sounds like a super trip. Have a great time Andrew...
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Charlie: All the best to you both. Crete most definitely b...

