Waiting like an expectant father…

I recall these lyrics from the song Bitter Suite from the wondrous album Misplaced Childhood by Marillion. For a writer, patience needs to be a virtue. Not the waiting of twiddling with thumbs type, but the nervy expectation and hope of upwards trends with regards to book sales, received reviews and social media statistics. Unfortunately, …

Happy New Year!

First of all, let me start by wishing all you readers all the best for the New Year! May all your dreams and wishes come true, in good health, good spirit and good fun! The start of a new year is often accompanied by new year's resolutions. The Victorian novelist Lucas Malet said; "Good resolutions …

Murder Mystery

It has been a while since I my wrote my last article. Truth be told, I perceive the return on (time) investment to be limited. Furthermore, for the past 18 months I have been focussed on writing my autobiography 'NO EXCUSES'. But what happened this last week merited a 'return to the blog.' It all …

Back to Normal?

Dave Hollis, CEO of the Hollis Company, said: “In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” It is now approximately two years and two months since lockdowns started. What followed was a weird period of initial fear, dramatic woes, a newfound life …

A waste of time?

It was Jason Mantzoukas the author, actor & comedian who said: "I completely understand social media as a method of promotion and digesting information, but it just seems like a colossal waste of time to me, and there's a million other ways I'd rather waste my time. Being a self-published writer, I fully understand the …