Defeating Procrastination as an Author
2022-10-26
I have added a new journal article to CC Publishing, looking at procrastination with a focus on how it affects authors and what they can do about it. Read the article here.Continue Reading
NYC Midnight 2022 – Round 1
2022-01-31
Having caused the death of a little girl, a man contemplates fate, free will and the nature of karma. In time, he learns to live with the guilt and finds a way to make amends.Continue Reading
Short Story: A Murder with Dinner
2021-03-11
I have just published my second short story on penpee.com, A Murder with Dinner. This was a reworking of a university assignment, which in turn was a reworking of a flash fiction piece, so it has gone through some evolution. You do need to sign up for the site with,Continue Reading
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First Short Story Published on Penpee.com
2021-02-24
Great news! I have just published my first short story on penpee.com. I would love it if you had a read and let me know what you think. The site does require a registration in order to access the short stories, but there is a free option as well asContinue Reading
Uni Degree: Final Two Weeks
2020-11-16
I haven’t made many announcements regarding the Open Universities degree I have been working through, but now seems like a good time for an update. I have just entered the last two weeks of the degree (which I have been doing part-time over the last, almost, six years). Only aContinue Reading
Contributed Chapter: Airborne
2020-11-12
The first element of writing that I ever had published was my chapter 20 in Airborne. This was part of a promotion run by Borders with James Patterson in 2009. The process to select the 30 writers (one for each chapter), required a response to the following prompt: The skyContinue Reading
Outside In Trusts No One
2020-10-18
I recently received my contributor’s copy of the latest Outside In book: Trusts No One. I am very happy with my contribution; both the essay itself and the proofreading. This is a great series and well-worth a read. Get your pre-order here. Not only is the book itself (and theContinue Reading
Essay Recommendation: The day I found my partner dead
2020-10-18
I recently read a haunting personal essay in The Guardian Australia and wanted to share it with you. It is a profound read and a great example of the genre. A warning: there is no happy ending to be found here, but there is hope and perhaps a story ofContinue Reading
Entered Furious Fiction Dec19
2019-12-08
I completed my entry for the December 2019 Furious Fiction competition last night, as run by the Australian Writer’s Centre. This one had the following requirements: 500 words Your story must include SOMETHING EITHER BEING SENT OR RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. Your story must include the following words: JINGLE, CLICK,Continue Reading
Furious Fiction – Nov19 (The Result)
2019-11-20
Just got the results for my entry into the November 2019 Furious Fiction competition, as run by the Australian Writer’s Centre. I didn’t win or get short/long-listed either, unfortunately. Will try again in December. For now, you can read my entry on The Feature Space here.Continue Reading
