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So someone wants to option your script…

As those who follow me on twitter may have noticed, following a meeting last week I had an option taken on a new script. This is obviously a very good … Continue reading →

December 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

Why writers should embrace the blank page.

Ever since I have been writing, two things have been regularly thrown in my direction. The first is that at some point all writers get writers block, the second is … Continue reading →

September 4, 2014 · 17 Comments

How I discovered the most unique eBook marketing tactic ever.

My previous blog regarding eBook marketing generated a quite astonishing response and in doing so, inspired me take a fresh look at my own performance in an effort to examine … Continue reading →

March 12, 2013 · 3 Comments

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Everything you wanted to know about being the ex football hooligan author Dougie Brimson (but were afraid to ask)

As I sit here, pondering my navel and doing pretty much anything I can to avoid actually writing, I often stumble across things which not only make me laugh, but … Continue reading →

December 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

Hillsborough. RIP the 96.

On this most awful of anniversary’s, please take a few moments to remember the 96 souls who died at Hillsborough 23 years ago today. I’ve written much about that fateful … Continue reading →

April 15, 2012 · Leave a comment

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The perils of a pantser. Who’d be a bloody writer?

Strange though it might seem given my lowly standing within the literary world, I am often asked for advice on different aspects of writing. However as someone who has never … Continue reading →

March 3, 2012 · Leave a comment