An audition yesterday for Audible to become a book narrator which was different and exciting. Especially so since they asked me to bring along two pieces to read – a fiction and non-fiction and ‘it should be writing that I feel comfortable reading in my own voice.’ My advantage being that I have lots of…
Today is a landmark day in the Holland household. A true first – or at least a first in over twenty years. I refer to the return of Patrick from his school tour of Sri Lanka – and the end of this kid free house that we have been for the last week. Not to…
This date, April 7th last year is a memorable one for me but for all the wrong reasons. A day on which two men died, I was very fond of. Gavin was just 53, a father of four with the world at his feet. A man I greatly admired and I miss very much. Gav…
Given that Nikki is a photographer and responsible for some stunning reportage images of the various Holland boys over the years, including Tom and his mundane life – you might think it unwise that my favourite photograph of Tom’s childhood is not one of Nikki’s photographs – and is in fact a snap, taken by…
A rare thing when anything technology wise works for me but I have news to share, aside from new Instagram stories and two successful vlodcasts on youtube with more planned… Although my website www.dominicholland.co.uk is ‘terrible’ according to any number of people who tell me so on-line and it needs a complete overhaul… which is…
At a party over the weekend, a frequent topic for discussion was Michael Jackson. A life of unparalleled success but equally matched by utter tragedy and scandal also. I have not watched the documentary – not an area of my interest being just one of the many reasons why. I don’t know whether Jackson is…
I say at the end of Eclipsed, how grateful I am to anyone kind enough to review my book/s on-line – and so on a cold Monday morning in London, seeing this review of Eclipsed was very welcome indeed. Thank you, Romany. Honest, heartwarming and hopeful. Couldn’t put it down. 8 March 2019 Format: Paperback…
Gigging this week and in order… Vienna, Budapest, Brighton and tonight, to top it all… no not Vegas, but Sevenoaks of course! And what a small world it is. After the gig in Budapest a man approaches me. He looks a little sheepish and anxious. He is good looking and in suspiciously good shape for…
I have never been woke or trendy. I don’t even remember being down with the kids, when I was a kid and so last week, I felt very current and modern when I was required to wear a dress for a commercial casting. Comics of a certain age who happen to be pale, male and…
Not easy making a living in the arts. Certainly, the odds are firmly stacked against with millions taking aim and so few hitting the target let alone the bullseye. We are familiar with statistics about how many actors are unemployed. Variously 90-95%. And I can attest to the reality that most authors can only dream…
