Spring Forwards
‘Spring is here, spring is here, life is skittles and life is beer. I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring, don’t you? ‘Course you do!’ -Tom…
The Shortest Way to Sweet: Part II
Or, How Writing Short Can Help You Write Good. In my first blog post about short stories, I explored how I overcame my own reservations and learned to love short…
The Shortest Way to Sweet: Part I
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love short fiction. I woke up this Sunday morning to the news that my short story ‘Our Lady of the Void’ (a…
Two Years On, Ten Years Gone
In which I reflect on my personal writer’s scorecard and what lessons I have learned. My writer’s scorecard: Years since first publication: 2 Number of accepted/published stories: 6 Number of…