Hello from London,The world reopens.Like hermits emerging from their caves, people have begun to re-enter the bars, restaurants and shops along the high street. Those businesses that have survived the economic drought of the last 15 months, anyway.Mo...
Hello from London,Apologies for the late arrival of this email. I took my family on a brief "staycation". We travelled to the British coast for a week away from the city.If April showers are supposed to bring May showers, April's not doing it's job....
Hello from London,So much to say, where do I start?If you took the time to listen to my Shadows audiobook last week, and in particular if you sent me your feedback, then thank you very much. It's nice to know so many of you liked the story and I appr...
Hello from London,I promised I'd do it, so here it is. The audiobook of my short story, "Shadows" is now available and you can listen to it by clicking on the button below.A few words about it before you click, if you don't mind... Or skip to the blu...
Hello from London,I've recorded my story "Shadows" at home, using my closet as a sound booth. That sounds exactly as weird as it felt at the time, talking into a microphone nestled among a lot of hanging clothes.Recording this way is necessary becaus...
Hello from London,As I mentioned last week, this will be the last weekly newsletter, and from here on you will receive these emails fortnightly.The feedback I received on this move was generally positive. I have a deep respect for those of you subscr...
Hello from London,I started writing this newsletter during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stuck at home, I had the opportunity to focus on my readers and my writing in a way that I hadn't before.The pandemic, and it's associated lifestyle changes, is gradual...
Hello from London,Some time ago, wanting the satisfaction of seeing some finished work, I turned my attention to short stories, while still working on longer works in the background.It's a very different form of writing. "Obviously", you might say, b...
Hello from London,After a forced covid-related absence from my own writing, I returned to it afresh. Unfortunately, as often happens, I suddenly decided I didn't like some parts of my Emily Voss episode 5 draft, and promptly threw in into the bin, fo...
Hello from London,When I wrote last week that I was expecting Covid-19 test results, I was almost certain they'd come back negative. As it turns out, that was just wishful thinking. Less than 24 hours after I'd written those words, I'd received a pos...
