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Asshole Astrology: November 2020
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Asshole Astrology: Week of 12 October 2020
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Asshole Astrology: Week of 5 October 2020
Clown Edition Continue reading on The Partnered Pen »
Asshole Astrology: October 2020
Horoscopes for Horrible People Continue reading on The Partnered Pen »
Asshole Astrology: Week of 28 September 2020
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Asshole Astrology: Week of 14 September 2020
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My Secret Visualisation Technique to Dramatically Improve Your Stories
The true shape of a story Continue reading on Literally Literary »
The Best Thing to do with a Good Book
Bibliomancy for fun and profit Continue reading on graffiti living »
Should I Write Under a Pseudonym?
Inquiring minds want to know Continue reading on a Few Words »
Fiction is the Lie That Tells the Truth
Why I stopped writing fiction for more than a decade Continue reading on An Injustice! »
Someone Needs a Hug
You’re barking up the wrong tree, pal Continue reading on The Partnered Pen »
Make Money on Medium
Build Your Audience and Grow Your Income with Medium.com Continue reading on Med Daily »
Reading the Red Book
Fiction Friday Continue reading on P.S. I Love You »
Mektoub
Fiction Friday Photo by Mourad Saadi on Unsplash For five straight minutes, Maia held a breast that wasn’t there. She cupped … More
Friend Links for Medium
All my Medium posts to the end of 2019 Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Edge
Fiction Friday Continue reading on P.S. I Love You »
I love Anne Lamott.
I love Anne Lamott. Bird By Bird is one of my favourite books on writing. She even inspired me to … More
Lovecraftian Observational Humour
Found my brand Continue reading on graffitiliving »
According to Medium I’m a Top Writer in Humor
Stop laughing! Continue reading on Publishous »
The Crossroads of ‘Well, duh!’ and ‘No fucking shit?’
A review of ‘The Crossroads of Should and Must’ by Elle Luna Continue reading on The Partnered Pen »
You are infinitely wise.
You are infinitely wise. That’s a great idea! Thank you for the feedback. I’m aware that I say things like … More
Dogged
Fiction Friday Continue reading on P.S. I Love You »
Good, Evil, fifteen rounds, a draw.
Good, Evil, fifteen rounds, a draw. Actually I think Norman Mailer’s six-word short story went: “Satan — Jehovah — fifteen rounds. A draw.” But … More
According to Medium I’m a Top Writer in Humor
Stop laughing! Continue reading on 1-One-Infinity »
Even Goodreads Authors think Goodreads is broken.
Even Goodreads Authors think Goodreads is broken. I’m a Goodreads Author and I’ve been on Goodreads since 2010. They recently … More
Will Medium ever embrace Anonymous?
Will Medium ever embrace Anonymous? The journalist in me always thinks that anonymity can be a positive thing for sources … More
What’s in Your Drafts Folder?
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours Continue reading on 1-One-Infinity »
Haiku for Her
By James Garside Continue reading on The Poetry We Live For »
Boiled Lobster
A poem by James Garside Continue reading on Curiosity Never Killed the Writer »
One Minute Reads for Writers — 30 Posts in 30 Days
The obligatory list post Continue reading on 1-One-Infinity »
We Are Full of Humans
Even Muppets get the blues Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Notes from a Conversation I Never Had with Paul Auster
I do have a few unusual writing habits — I’m a dinosaur now. I write everything by hand and type it up … More
The Hero’s Journey in 27 Chapters
A useful rule of thumb for writing a novel Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Tick Tock
James is sleepy Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Aw, Shucks
Flattery will get you everywhere Continue reading on graffitiliving »
You Edit Your Work
Correct it yourself first, lazy bones Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Books are Speaking to Them
Read yourself through reading Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight
Never give up Continue reading on graffitiliving »
How Random is Random?
Use random input in your writing Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Remember What The Dormouse Said
Feed your head Continue reading on graffitiliving »
What’s your Textual Preference?
If you don’t know what to write, think about what you love and hate in fiction. Continue reading on graffitiliving … More
Campfire Stories
Stories are there to be told but none of them are original. Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Book to Film
Can a film ever be better than the book? Continue reading on graffitiliving »
To Do List of a Non-writing Writer
I don’t write for you, it’s more like letters to myself Continue reading on graffitiliving »
How to Get Inside Your Character’s Head
Character, author and the alienation effect Continue reading on graffitiliving »
John Gardner’s Fictive Dream
Don’t wake the reader up or you’ll put them to sleep Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Can Writing Be as Fun as Playing Video Games?
Some thoughts on writing and gamification Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Composting
My writing and highlighting process Continue reading on graffitiliving »
Nanowrimo Boot Camp – a quick and dirty guide to surviving national novel writing month
It’s nanowrimo again – the time of the year when all common sense goes out of the window and … More
Our Voice magazine — Spring 2013 — ‘Amnesty International Brighton & Hove’ profile and ‘Bibliomancy’ creative piece
The Spring 2013 issue of Our Voice magazine is out in print and online. I’m proud to be the chief … More
Our Voice Magazine, Winter Issue
I’m a subeditor and contributor to Our Voice Magazine for BUCFP, Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project — a project that … More