There must come a time in every mountaineer’s life, where they find themselves shivering in a windswept tent, thousands of miles away from and above civilisation, and they think to …
Why climb TBR Mountain if it’s such a challenge?
Life Goals
Taking a holiday…from myself
I’m doing something unusual this October. Nope, I’m not planning to dress up as Father Christmas for Halloween. I’m taking a holiday. A long holiday. But, unlike Bilbo, I do …
It’s (still) alive! Celebrating my one-year blogging anniversary
Let off a party popper. Treat yourself to an enormous slice of cake. Dance and sing in the streets. Rejoice, people of the internet, for my blog is one year …
Writing disaster strikes: Dude, where’s my book?
A few weeks ago we had a ‘wellness weekend’ in work. They gave us all Monday and Friday off to make sure we all took some time out to relax, …
amwriting…too many books?
Not so long ago I was regaling my largely-empty corner of the internet with the story of my 17-year long work in progress. It’s one of three major projects I’ve …
DNFing a book – and it wasn’t even that bad
I’m going to abandon my current read. Blue Remembered Earth, by Alastair Reynolds, will be added to the rather short list of books I started and then gave up on. …
Discovering the third-life crisis, and remembering what I used to love
Once upon a time, a young boy (who then grew into an old boy and then, paradoxically, a young man) used to fill his time with hobbies. He’d lay on …