My Life as a Literary Leper…
As some of you will know, the Edinburgh Literary Festival is fast approaching. Regarded as possibly the foremost festival on the calendar, it brings together authors and ‘thinkers’ from across … Continue reading
The Joy of Farting…
It might not come as too much of a shock to hear that I am not an animal lover. Indeed, I would actually go so far as to say that … Continue reading
Safety First!
Whenever I am writing, there will inevitably come a point where an alarm bell rings. More often than not it will be heard once I’ve already written something and will … Continue reading
The long and the short of it…
Someone asked me recently why I have begun blogging given that I write for a living. The truth, dear reader, is that it is a very good creative exercise. After … Continue reading
People…..
I doubt this will come of much of a surprise to anyone who has ever met me but the truth is that I am not exactly a ‘people’ person. It’s … Continue reading
The ‘art’ of writing.
Of the numerous emails that land in my inbox, a good number involve the issue of advice. Recently, well since I’ve been blogging anyway, these mails have actually been for … Continue reading
