So, here we go. 'Back in the saddle' as they say. Rather than revert to an entry a day ("been there, done that") I thought I might try and keep myself honest by previewing the week ahead - and then in seven days' time looking back to see how I got on. It's all about … Continue reading Putting pen to paper – w/c 11th September
Category: Poetry
“Proof of Life on Earth”
There is a tightrope poets walk when they are writing personal poetry i.e. poems which tackle specific instances or relationships in their lives. Because the poet is intimate with their subject, often there are references and images in the poem which work solely because they are privy to the other half of the handshake. So … Continue reading “Proof of Life on Earth”
Getting my act together…
Following on from my recent rumination about time and what to do with it ("Today's the day"), over the last few days I have turned my attention to kick-starting some new Coverstory books publishing initiatives. The first of these is a new short story collection following on from the 2022 volume Making Marks in the … Continue reading Getting my act together…
Yesterday & Today: 30th July
After 211 consecutive daily posts I think current circumstances are conspiring to bring the curtain down on "Yesterday and Today". Not only is the house move beginning to be all-consuming, I have little to report in the way of projects and progress. Yes, I can pad posts out with thoughts on semi-related topics, but it … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 30th July
Yesterday & Today: 29th July
I don't really know what to say. One meagre paragraph of 'Z' is hardly a stellar return, but that was all I managed yesterday. I do have the excuse that the day was astonishingly stressful as we tried to force through the exchange of contracts on the chain in which our house move sits. Some … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 29th July
Yesterday & Today: 28th July
Yesterday was probably my most barren day of the entire year. Apart from plugging some author bio's into New Contexts: 5 and a little more navel-gazing about future projects, there was nothing of note. I'm sure this is in part down to the stress of wanting our house move finalised - which doesn't bode well … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 28th July
Yesterday & Today: 27th July
Apart from a little New Contexts: 5 admin, yesterday was really all about navel-gazing i.e. me trying to decide what I should be working on next. Or working on when we've moved - hopefully -three weeks' time. I ended up finding myself wondering whether I was constantly thinking about writing long fiction because that's what … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 27th July
Yesterday & Today: 26th July
It was a low-key day yesterday with my planned work being to continue the insertion of my authors' bios into the New Contexts: 5 draft. Still a few more to harvest. In amongst the wait and conversations about house contract exchange (still not resolved!) I did pick up and play with an old idea for … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 26th July
Yesterday & Today: 25th July
It's difficult to concentrate when you're sitting around waiting for the call from your solicitor which tells you that you have - finally - exchanged contracts on the house you've been trying to buy for three months. But that just about sums up yesterday. In the pauses between fretting I was able to finish contacting … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 25th July
Yesterday & Today: 24th July
During conversations with some of my poets over potential edits for New Contexts: 5 yesterday, in more than one instance I came across the challenge of rhythm versus reason. In a couple of instances the sense of a word is potentially questionable or ambiguous - yet it fits a certain rhythm within the poem. Slightly … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 24th July
Ian Gouge - Writer 