About three weeks ago I was interviewed in Harrogate Library as part of their 'Books and Beverages' series. The interview covered both my writing and publishing exploits. The recording of the event is now available on YouTube and can be accessed via this link or here.. Settle down with a cup of coffee and a … Continue reading I’m being interviewed: the video!
Category: Short Stories
“The Waiting Room” – a short story
I have just posted a reading of "The Waiting Room" to my Walking Thru' Fire podcast; you can find it here. This is the initial story in my Degrees of Separation collection, and concerns a chance meeting at a remote branch-line railway station one cold January. More information on the collection can be found here.
I’m being interviewed: post-interview update
I was interviewed today in Harrogate Library as part of their 'Books and Beverages' series. The interview covered both my writing and publishing exploits. I think it went really well. Unfortunately the event was not streamed as expected (e.g. the Facebook stream kept dropping out) but there is a recording of the event. I will … Continue reading I’m being interviewed: post-interview update
I’m being interviewed tomorrow!
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday 25th November (@13:30 UK-time) I am being interviewed in Harrogate Library as part of their 'Books and Beverages' series. The interview will cover both my writing and publishing exploits. I'm looking forward to it hugely! Although this is an in-person event, it is also being filmed and streamed, and … Continue reading I’m being interviewed tomorrow!
“Exile and the Kingdom”
Okay, nothing Albert Camus writes is ever likely to be a bundle of fun - and "Exile and the Kingdom" is no exception. But what it is (as usual) is compelling. In the short stories in this book, Camus digs deeply - and remorselessly - into the psyche of his characters, laying them bare for … Continue reading “Exile and the Kingdom”
“Novelist as Vocation”
Published this month, Haruki Murakami has pulled together a collection of eleven articles all covering the subject of what it is to be a novelist. Some of these have been previously published, some are new. A keen reader of Murakami's fiction, I was lucky enough to get my hands on a pre-publication edition of the … Continue reading “Novelist as Vocation”
“Degrees of Separation” – a new edition
I am pleased to be able to announce the publication of a new edition of my second short story collection, Degrees of Separation. This edition contains a little stylistic reworking and a few other minor amendments. There have also been some changes to font and layout to better align with Coverstory books' house style. Degrees … Continue reading “Degrees of Separation” – a new edition
I’m being interviewed!
On Friday 25th November I am being interviewed in Harrogate Library as part of their 'Books and Beverages' series. The interview will cover both my writing and publishing exploits. I'm looking forward to it hugely! Although this is an in-person event, it is also being filmed and streamed, and will be available 'live' and from … Continue reading I’m being interviewed!
You can’t spend time twice…
The phrase is - to the best of my knowledge - original and my own. It is a line from a new poetry project on which I have started work. The only reason I mention it is that I read it out at a writing group today and three people wrote it down. It was, … Continue reading You can’t spend time twice…
“Secrets & Wisdom” – a new edition
I am pleased to be able to announce the publication of a new edition of my first short story collection, Secrets & Wisdom. This edition contains a little stylistic reworking and a few other minor amendments. There have also been some changes to font and layout to better align with Coverstory books' house style. Secrets … Continue reading “Secrets & Wisdom” – a new edition
Ian Gouge - Writer 