Monday Morning Inspiration #12
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey
I read this book before it was exposed as containing significant doses of fiction. I was blown away by the raw power…
Monday Morning Inspiration #11
I always worked until I had something done and I always stopped when I knew what was going to happen next. That…
“The Color Purple” by Alice Walker
This is a deeply religious book, in a couple of different senses. First of all, the main character, Celie, narrates the book…
Monday Morning Inspiration #10
“Central to natural writing is an attitude of wonder.” – Gabriele Lusser Rico Please share any quotes that inspire you, on writing…
Good movies
I don’t normally review film on this site, and don’t plan to start. But I rent regularly from Lovefilm.com (for those of you reading in America, it’s a…
New publication: Quarter Passed
I’ve got an essay included in the new book Quarter Passed, published in the USA by Twenty Stories Publishing. It’s a compilation…
Tonight on the Holloway Road
I’m gettin ready for a talk at Islington North library, just off the Holloway Road, tonight at 6:30pm. I’m a bit nervous…
London, Glamour and Grime
I’ve been asked to judge a short story contest run by the London Bridge Festival. Entry is free, word limit is 1,000…