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Hair, Make Up, Tea Boy
You'll often hear cartoonists opine that authoring a graphic novel is like making a movie but you are writer, director, production designer, costume…
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Toilet Humour
During the editing of a book the author has to occasionally steel themselves and kill a few darlings. Out goes a treasured joke for the sake of keeping…
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Metaphorical Rowing Machine
I am not the world's greatest multi-tasker. In fact, I might be the worst. I only need to spin more than one plate and I get stressed out. This form of…
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November 2023

Fix This
Ruthlessness could never be described as my defining trait. Of late, though, I have been ruthless. Ruthlessly putting my darlings to the sword as I edit…
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The Eternal Battle
Way back in 2020 when I was putting together the pitch for Punycorn, I figured I needed a piece of eye candy to sweeten the pot. I thought I'd throw in…
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Punycorn
Here’s the first two chapters of my new middle grade funny fantasy, Punycorn. Out now from everywhere good books are sold. Apologies if this is doubles…
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October 2021

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June 2021

Daylight robbery
Mid-afternoon is the sweet spot for hitting the post office. Sandwiched between lunch hour and school pick up is quietest. I have finely calibrated my…
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POK!
It was several weeks ago that Phil and I were woken early by a loud POK. In different circumstances it might have been the beginnings of an intriguing…
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Top Secret
The sun is barely up and my body refuses to go back to sleep. I have my second vaccine jab in a mere four hours time and my internal alarm clock is not…
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Shameful Secret
Using the literary sleight of hand of an expert wordsmith this newsletter may have given you the impression that you know everything about my life. That…
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