Suicide is on the rise, and is now – in places including the UK and US – a leading cause of death, accounting for over one in a hundred fatalities. According to figures from the World Health Organisation, it kills more people than stomach cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, colon […]
Snobs. I know I bang on about this, but I think it is important.Indeed, I think snobbery cripples the world of books. Only this week a leading university creative writing course advertised itself by proudly boasting its students won’t write ‘mass market fiction’ or ‘children’s fiction’. The week before – […]
My son is six, as of tomorrow. He is very much looking forward to this. So I am trying to look forward to it with him. But a part of me feels sad. I think it is because he is no longer going to be five. And five, in case […]
1) Stare out of the window. 2) Feel a bit hungover. 3) Wonder if you had enough love as a child. 4) Make toast. 5) Sleep badly. 6) Have trust issues. 7) Resist physical contact. 8) Fight anxiety with Merlot. 9) Eat peanut butter. 10) Speak to geese. 11) Stare at […]
Writing tips are fucking everywhere. Every fucker from Elmore Leonard down has written the fuckers. If Shakespeare was alive now he’d be blogging about where to place a fucking apostrophe. Even I’ve written some. They drive me fucking mad, but they are easier than getting on with my next fucking […]