Short one this week. Apologies for missing it last week. Really the whole week’s been tiring for no reason other than sleeping problems. It’s called going to bed at 10pm and getting up at 5am. To be blunt, I got a rejection notice (I’m wording it that way so the little SEO demon on here […]

Cutting to the Chase I’m aware you’re not supposed to get your hopes up. But, it feels like a time to celebrate! I submitted my novel, A Collection of Wanderers, to the New2theScene Summer Novel Competition 2026 and have got into the final 100!  To quote the email I got from Richard Howitt: Your novel has

Introduction Hello again! I’m not poorly now. If you’re reading this after the initial posting, you can guess I was ill previously. In any case, I’m here to talk about villains! To start, I’m going to talk about some villains I like and why. Mostly literary, if you count manga (I do). Kicking off with

Introduction I’ve got a new project I’m working on! If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you’ll know what it is. If you don’t, go read those posts. For those of you that don’t want to do either, I’ll say it now. I’m writing a fantasy novel! I love fantasy as a genre, and

Hello all! Sorry to everyone who was waiting around for more posts from me. Good news. I’ve been published! The story, The Cleaner’s Clean Slate, is being published in New Contexts: 9 by Coverstory Books. Preamble out of the way, I’ll tell you more about the story. I’ve been busy with writing. Both my feudal

How to begin… What Now? I was going to say something about writing every day, but I’ve done that already. Admittedly, being reminded to do that is what got me back on here. So… do that. Keep your brain active and make something that helps you develop. In this case, putting the blog on linkedin

Introduction It’s fitting that I posted this on New Year’s Eve. I’m sitting under a blanket with my dressing gown on, doing my best to hammer this idea into shape. I wonder if blacksmiths have hands as chilly as mine. First world problems, I know. Well, hope you’ve all been well. I’ve been busy with

Introduction: The other day, I was trying to write more of a new project, but in trying to plan more of it out, I came upon a realisation. I didn’t find the plan funny. The ideas of what the characters would talk about weren’t funny to me. I’ve put a little note in saying to

Yes, I know it’s been a while. Still, good news! I’ve submitted a story to two different literary agents. I posted about the novella I’m sending off on here a while ago (link here). However, since then, there have been some revisions to the story, so you won’t be spoiled this time around if you

Introduction: I wrote a story recently that got all the way onto the longlist. Great! But it was about my uncle’s passing. Not great. I’ll miss him. I’m not posting it here for the sake of being able to publish it elsewhere more easily. The competition in question was New2theScene Flash Fiction Competition 2025. They