The EU referendum and the absolute carnage it has created in the UK has been on everyone’s minds. It’s impossible to escape. I’ve wanted to write about the situation, but found it very difficult to articulate how I feel. I’m just so angry, dumbfounded that a group of incompetent politicians, born into wealth and blinded […]
Newsletters have been all the rage for a couple of years. I’m not saying I’m some sort of pioneer (I am), but I’ve had my own newsletter for quite some time. In the last few months, I’ve been taking it a bit more seriously. What’s in a name? Last October, I moved the newsletter to […]
I have currently recorded 157 episodes of the Write for Your Life podcast, the first in 2009 and the most recent, just before Christmas last year. Me and Donna, my co-host for the last couple of years, have made a difficult and slightly sad decision. We will record two more shows and then, well, that […]
I’m very pleased to write that next month, I will start a new job at Sheffield digital agency, Yoomee. I’ll be a Senior Producer with a focus on creating, organising and managing content. It’s a big deal for a couple of reasons. First, I’ve heard great things about Yoomee and I’m excited about working with […]
Earlier this year, I relaunched my newsletter for writers and other creative folks, The Broome Cupboard. Every week, I send an email to 400-odd people, sharing interesting links and goodies that I’ve found on my internet travels. I also include an original microstory. Unflashy fiction Almost every good idea I’ve ever had has started as […]
I appeared on episode 56 of Inquisitive on Relay.fm to talk about my favourite album, Damien Rice’s O. Relay.fm is a great podcast network set up last year by my internet pal and former co-host of the Write for Your Life podcast, Myke Hurley. Doing this show was like stepping back in time and we […]
One month earlier than expected, I’m pleased to say that the audiobook version of A is for Angelica is now on sale. Read with a Yorkshire lilt by Tim Bruce, it is complete, unabridged and I think it sounds great. I hope you like it. Here is a free sample, the first three chapters: You […]
Today I send out the first issue of a new-look version of my email newsletter, The Broome Cupboard. Mailchimp has been my go-to email service for years and it’s great in almost every way. However, I wanted to find a better, quicker way to share the links and goodies I find on my daily trawl […]
I start by telling you that the Writing Style Guide Starter Kit is now available to buy. I didn’t follow the exact Small Product Lab (SPL) guidelines in the last couple of days, but I did launch my product bang on time. Day 8: Launch plan? This was the day that everyone taking part in […]
Time for another update on my progress with Gumroad’s Small Product Lab. We’re at a point now (Day 8) where I’m panicking about whether I’ll get my product out on time, so I’m going to write this quickly. But before I begin, I should say that you can now pre-order the Writing Style Guide Starter […]