Posted by What is a Poetry Pamphlet or Chapbook? A rare thing happened yesterday. I’d spent the afternoon writing, and then doing the obligatory cleaning to make my house look less like a pigsty. Between chores and our evening meal I had a spare hour, and I sat in our old rocking chair by the glass doors…Read more »
Posted by Only two days ago I landed on UK soil after my few weeks travelling around Nepal. I knew I’d want to write a blog or two about it, but even now I’m not sure how to put it all down on paper/screen. You know when you experience something, how it can need a bit of…Read more »
Posted by It’s March. WTF?! Two months of the year gone already. I’m currently sitting in my living room, typing by the blue light of the sun setting on snow. The hail is battering against the window, I’m wrapped up in 173 layers of wool and polyester and cat, and I feel… Odd. I’ve felt a bit…Read more »
Posted by It’s at this point when I’m just overwhelmingly curious to know what all the readers of Bone Ovation think. I’ve had some lovely reviews on Goodreads, and a couple on the Waterstones and Amazon UK site too. If you’ve read Bone Ovation (and enjoyed it!) please do leave a little review for me on one…Read more »
Posted by Can you believe January’s nearly over? At this time of the year many of us are at our weakest. Maybe we’ve given up on our New Year Resolutions, or we’re ploughing on but we’re lost in the gloom of winter, shivering away against the wind. Maybe we’re still financially broke after Christmas, or we’re feeling…Read more »
Posted by Between Christmas and New Year, I lose myself in wistful thinking. Away from my day job writing in an office environment, I become solely focussed on what I want to do. It’s short-lived of course, as in a matter of days I have to become a square peg in a square hole again, but for…Read more »
Posted by Pondered, queried, and despaired over… This one’s a toughy, I can’t deny it. I work full time myself, but am also trying to paint my life as a poet, a novelist, and occasional features writer. I’ve had uncountable bits and pieces published here and there over the years, have just launched a collection of poetry…Read more »
