Some days are more significant than others. Yesterday saw not only my first 'live' run-through of Crash on the way to the June performance, but also the completion of the final review of Once Significant Others. In the case of the latter, it's now a question of sitting on the work for a while to … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 16th February →

As you know, yesterday was all set-up to be a very busy day - which it was, though it didn't get off to the most auspicious of starts. It's school half-term here, which meant that the library was incredibly noisy with lots of children running about. This is obviously great isn't it, kids in a … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 15th February →

When you read these posts of mine you may feel as if little progress is being made day-to-day, but everything's cumulative isn't it? That old adage about eating an elephant one bite at a time... Yesterday was no exception: a decent chunk of Once Significant Others reviewing, plus another (very) draft section in my new … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 14th February →

Yesterday was a relatively low-key day. Apart from some reviewing, the most significant activities were the identification of a small number of additional literary agents to accost, and some work on thoughts for the new prose project (as it is currently envisaged). This latter activity was useful in terms of suggesting that the idea has … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 13th February →

A relatively quiet day yesterday - it was Saturday after all; I spent more time watching rugby and racing than writing! Not that the day was a washout. I managed a fair amount of Not Significant Others reviewing, and went back into the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook to select a few more lucky agents to … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 12th February →

I did manage to knuckle-down yesterday and get through to the end of the Not the Sonnets final review. I have put it to one side now and, other than the cover, it's ready to go. I'll give those publishers I have already sent it to (you know who you are!) a few more weeks … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 11th February →

It was great to see some new faces at yesterday evening's 'Write-on Ripon' Open Mic. We had seventeen people in attendance, and were once again treated to a wide variety of poetry and prose, styles and abilities. I read three poems "First-term Crush", "The Hit-count" (both as yet unpublished) and "Railway Vignettes" from my (2022 … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 10th February →

I wasn't sure what to expect at the Ripon Writer's Group meeting yesterday evening when we were reading members' five-minute 'playlets'. As it turned out it was a lot of fun! Before that, the majority of my writing effort went on final reviews of Not the Sonnets and Once Significant Others. I feel a big … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 9th February →

There can only be one highlight from yesterday, and that is the news that I will be performing Crash at the Ripon Theatre Festival on the afternoon of Saturday 10th June (precise time and location to be confirmed). My performance will be directed by Andrew Bates. Can't wait to get started rehearsing! The other major … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 8th February →