Yesterday, was a different day for lots of reasons and one where ‘Eclipsed’ played large. For starters, I went to a private screening in Soho of a forthcoming movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren.Ă‚Â I have done this before but always with a link to my son, Tom, the star of the story that…
Like most people waking up on this miserable day, the bank holiday felt even more downbeat with the announcement of the passing of Lord Attenborough – a man who definitely deserved his knighthood unlike so many these days. Rare for me to encounter such an illustrious man but I did have the pleasure of meeting…
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 dayĂ‚Â ifĂ‚Â the book turns out to a winner. A flier as they say orĂ‚Â bestseller? In book shops I am always struck by just howĂ‚Â many books lay claim to beingĂ‚Â theĂ‚Â international number one best seller… Anyway, today 12th June 2104 – I have finished the first draft of my fourth novel, Open Links….
It is I the news because a professor has written a book debunking the notion of the ailment. On this subject, I have some experience because one of my boys was diagnosed as dyslexic when he was very young, seven I think. He was officially statemented which costĂ‚Â us a few bobĂ‚Â and his condition remains to…
I enjoy writing. I find it cathartic. And I like writing stories that make people feel happy for reading them. But there are other benefits of writing as well. One thing that I learned from writing my blog ‘eclipsed’ and my book – ‘how tom holland eclipsed his dad‘ – is that endeavour is always…
Morning everyone, following the very successful last giveaway of my first novel, Only in America – I am ‘pleased’ to say that it is free again tomorrow at amazon. So if you fancy a novel that you can read in a day – or you have any friends who might fancy it – then please…
Lots of texts and emails from friends and family about Tom’s interview in the Metro today – and not London bound myself today, I might not have seen it. An interview that I have done myself in the past – and an interview for Tom that was not without it’s issues – the journo asking…
As the father of a 17 year old who is about to learn to drive – I read with interest the latest fate of Justin Bieber – arrested for drink driving, drug driving and driving in illegal street car drag racing in Miami. And on quick reflection I have some sympathy with him. I passed…
A rare thing this week in the Holland household when the entire family watched and love a TV show. No not Sherlock but Splash – watched on catch-up TV which comes without adverts and begs the question, why does anyone watch anything in real time on any channel outside the BBC? On all realities shows,…
