I’ve been annoyed for quite some time about the plummeting status of culture and the arts in the UK, and the growing clamour for better funding for sport following the success of the Olympics has further demonstrated the divide between those who think the arts are important, and those who don’t. It’s become particular apparent […]
Arts and Crafts
Jubilee Yarnbombing
I don’t normally post about things in my life outside of writing but I thought, in the spirit of the day, I’d break with tradition and talk about both current events AND one of my hobbies! As some of you know, I’m a keen knitter and I really enjoy putting together new projects. Well everything […]
The Lost Art of the Letter
On Monday night, I watched an item on BBC News about a new Van Gogh biography that attempts to explode the legend that the troubled artist committed suicide. The primary research materials have been the thousands of letters left by Van Gogh and it got me thinking. So many biographies rely on correspondence either written […]
Self Publishing Is Nothing New
No matter what blog you read, or tweet stream you follow, the Internet appears to be buzzing with various proclamations about the state of publishing, ranging from the so-called death of print (which, technically, Dr Egon Spengler predicted in Ghostbusters, way back in 1984) to the so-called ‘revolution’ of self-publishing. I’m not quite sure how to break it […]
Robot Rock – Or Why I Started Drawing Again
I’ve been trying to come up with new ideas for fiction, and I remembered reading Zoe Westhof‘s eBook guide to having a creative mini retreat to boost your creativity. I still haven’t managed to find the time to set aside an entire weekend, but I decided to grab some spare time where I had it, […]
