How writers generate ideas
One of the most common questions I'm asked whenever I give a talk is "How do you generate ideas?" The honest answer is: I…
The Sense of an Ending, explained
A quick explanation of the ending of Julian Barnes's novel The Sense of an Ending—followed by a long discussion in the comments…
How much would you pay for a short story?
Quick question for you. I’m thinking of making some of my short stories available for download from this site, but am not…
Beauty is a sleeping cat
So, a post in honour of one of my favourite book blogs. My wife and I have adopted a little kitten here in…
Where are the Women?
Palestinian Women by Fatma Kassem This book is a series of accounts by Palestinian women who lived through the ‘Nakba’ of 1948,…
Today I’m at Read.Learn.Write
Yes, I’m back! Fresh from my guest posting debut yesterday on The Undercover Soundtrack, I’m over at Read.Learn.Write today, talking about Why Reading and Writing are Inseparable. In the…
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…
Something you didn’t know about me
I have been tagged by the wonderful Emma in the 7×7 Link Award. The rules are quite fun: 1: Tell everyone something…
New short story
Just found out that I’ve had a short story accepted for the forthcoming Stations collection to be published by Arachne Press. It’s…