About ten minutes ago, I typed the final few words of my book for SANDS onto Microsoft Word (which just so happened to be Stevie Wonder lyrics) and sat back in my chair. I had a strange feeling in my throat, like my breath had caught just beneath my voicebox ...

It’s not say what you want. It’s get what you want. If nobody wants anything, stay home.  —  David Mamet Of everything I’ve ever read by Mamet, his little dictum on the essence of drama is the thing that sticks. Somebody has to want somet...

Okay, today was not enjoyable. And by ‘it sucked’ I mean it was not enjoyable. I had to see to a few meetings during which niceties and composures listed precariously close to capsizing until, capsizing, everything turned upside down. And by ‘it sucked’ I mean it was not enjoyable. It’s ...

This second publishing lap around the track has brought with it a few processes and Live And Learns, not least which is the ever-expanding world of print-on-demand publishing. I sat with a printer I’ve known for ages, discussing a whole other project not at all involving the Waltzing In Perdition ...

Popular thought suggests that there is a spark inside all of us. Personal experience is that some shine brighter than others. That doesn’t devalue anyone. It just is. Accept it or change it. It’s your spark. Mine twists like a lighthouse in a windstorm. It is either lost through waves ...

Hello all. I’m going to make this quick, as it’s late and I want to watch an episode of The Pacific before I retire to my chamber. Due to ongoing workload and lots of exciting new projects coming up, I no longer have the time to put into 5 Things Blog, a ...

I am so, so excited I don’t even know where to start. This has been the most amazing month of my creative and professional life. I know I’m only supposed to talk about my children’s fiction and parenting work here, but I’ve been working furiously on a passion project for ...

Prolific game designer and master of Kickstarter, Daniel Solis, is at it again with his latest project: Writer’s Dice. It’s a simple enough idea: a six-sided die with words imprinted on the sides. Toss the dice and get a word: BUT, SO, AND, AS, OR, IF. You may have seen the video ...

There’s a pretty good chance that you’ve seen the cover image shown here before — though perhaps not on the cover of a book. Perhaps one of the other 13 images is more familiar to you: a bird-and-vine wallpaper, with one of the birds coming to life and peeling off ...

I’m cautious about a lot of words. — James Hillman James Hillman died last week. You can read about it in the New York Times. The headline said, “Therapist in Men’s Movement,” a little like saying Jefferson’s main accomplishment was fou...