National Poetry Month
by Dominic Ward 1st April. April fools for some. The first day of National Poetry Month for those who really know. Poetry may not be as visible as it once was, but does that make it any less relevant,...
View ArticleJames Joyce
by Dominic Ward I thought we’d take some time out of our usual monthly glance at writing and technique to focus solely on the writings of James Joyce, a writer considered by many to represent the...
View ArticleBook Reviews
As you have work published, so will you attract the attention of reviewers and critics (well, if you’re lucky or have a big publisher behind you buying reviews). This is essentially a good thing; it...
View ArticleThe Collective
In this current age, it is becoming increasingly difficult to succeed as a creative writer. There are many reasons for this, none of which are the subject of this article; let’s just say that the...
View ArticleReviews aplenty
After a two month enforced hiatus due to babies and school commitments, my regular blog is set to make a big comeback. Over the next few months I will be critically reviewing each of Sol’s releases....
View ArticleNational Novel Writing Month
November has a lot going on for it: my birthday, Thanksgiving, it’s National Mustache Month, and for those of us with a book idea or two brewing upstairs, it’s also National Novel Month—time to stop...
View ArticleGigs by John Davis
John Davis knows the world of gigging well.It is an entire world in itself; a band, on the road, does not follow the conventions of daily life.There is no waking up to the alarm clock at 6.30am, shower...
View ArticleBaseball Diet Book by Pat Ryan
Living in Japan I met a young American man who did an awfully good job of explaining to me the true attraction of baseball. Apparently, that attraction lies in the collecting of the statistics that...
View ArticleTechnique Masterclass
A few days ago, I posted a short story I’d written in remembrance of a crimson rosella that had been killed in a road accident. I have a lot of anger, right down to my very core. It’s because of...
View ArticleWhen Life Intervenes…
Writing – as any art – demands a lot of time. However, writing, more than any other art, goes further than that to demand the solitary confinement of the artist. This, of course, is not always...
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