Let’s get real about the difference between creators and prompters; the creative process and the product (Updated note: I use the word ‘artist’ quite interchangeably as both a literal visual artist and anyone who creates – from writers to film makers to musicians etc etc. You get my drift.) Earlier this week the New York TimesContinueContinue reading “Clash of the titan with the flea”
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Drum roll please…
A book cover reveal, some love for other authors, some music, some books, and always the many blessings on your head for reading these posts… Ta-da. You’re the first to see it faraway friends: the cover of The Witch of Benbar’s Cross. It came to me in a flash one night a few months agoContinueContinue reading “Drum roll please…”
Well, well, well, 2026. What’s all this then?
A post about the Fuggler of Redemption and upcoming events, services, and workshops… This is a Fuggler. Tom gave it to me as part of my Christmas present last year (‘last year’ feels like 2024, but I mean 2025). It hangs from the desk lamp on the study table we share and we’re using itContinueContinue reading “Well, well, well, 2026. What’s all this then?”
Fake it til the world makes it
As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve decided that for the holiday season—maybe even for the whole of 2026—I’m simply going to stop believing that reality is all there is For a while now I’ve felt like somewhere, probably around 2016 (what with Trump and Brexit), humanity somehow took a wrong turn. Like, for someContinueContinue reading “Fake it til the world makes it”
Rage against the machine
‘Self-publishing is an act of defiance against the system’ OR ‘beeboobeeboo I didn’t get a publisher for The Witch of Benbar’s Cross (but also: fuck yeah)’ Bond of Union, Escher You know that saying ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’? Of course you do. Well, after bitching for a year thatContinueContinue reading “Rage against the machine”