March 5th is a date I hanker back to – a time when life was more normal. I was flying to Dubai for a quick set of club gigs and I had a very busy remaining March to return to with a series of dinners and events to speak at. But who knew what lay…
It’s a dull feeling when something on a machine breaks and renders the whole contraption useless. Good for the dump and nothing more and the feeling of guilt that comes with such an action. Out of sight but not so out of mind for someone who cannot abide waste and our throwaway age. …
It is good to have a novel on the go. Writing one I mean as well as reading one. And having just published my latest, Open Links, I have a few ideas for my next book but nothing concrete and I have no plans to start typing and tinkering away my up the mountain that…
On holiday as I am – and being a man – I am currently reading. For the last few days, Stephen King has been keeping me company with his latest tome, Mr Mercedes – and it makes me wonder why I don’t read more often. I enjoyed Mr Mercedes although it will not join some…
Or it could an auspicious day if the book turns out to a winner. A flier as they say or bestseller? In book shops I am always struck by just how many books lay claim to being the international number one best seller… Anyway, today 12th June 2104 – I have finished the first draft of my fourth novel, Open Links….
By this I don’t mean that I am great with words. This is for others to say or not. I am not saying that – ‘my books are bloody wonderful’ which is how a lot of self published authors seem to conduct themselves on twitter and elsewhere. What I mean by, I have a thing…
To anyone out there who has read A Man’s Life and enjoyed it – then you have Richard and Judy to thank. The book was half finished on my machine when R&J invited me to the annual book awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Always nice to sit in ths room without having to get…
Getting home late last night – I noticed a review for my latest novel – A Man’s Life. (Authors check these things don’t you know?) 5 stars, no less – so good news – but quickly the review had some alarm bells ringing… What a surprise!, 24 Oct 2013 By Mrs. A. L. Buckley – See all my…
Having spent masses of hours writing books – I have realised that their success is driven by their prominence on-line and to do this – Facebook is a good way forward. For years I have ignored Facebook – it was something that I just never understood – although I very much enjoyed the film, The Social Network. But surfing…
“I use Grammarly for proofreading because a semi colon or a colon? Come on, who knows, really?” A Man’s Life is a book that took me seven years to write and a book that I bloody well agonised over. Reviewers have commonly said that the book has made them cry both with grief and with laughter which is a good thing and an objective…
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