With 8597 words tapped out so far this week I am on target despite missing out a day so I could try to banish my bout of flu once and for all with a lot of lovely sleep. My novel currently has seven pivotal characters: Carrie, Dan, Sol, Robin,...

Had to go and put that lyric in a song, didn’t I?! Though I took part in NaNoWriMo last year I didn’t complete the 50,000 target due to various overambitious slip ups – I can miss a day or two, or three, I’ll catch up!…um, yeah – and was determined to...

Another busy busy week. I spent a very enjoyable day in the studio on Wednesday with Hal working on a potential track for the new Young Punx album, and it looks like some more awesome Han Hoogebrugge videos are going to be made soon – watch this space. ...

- written and recorded ten brand new songs from scratch in 12 hours as part of the “20 Song Game”, an idea created by the Immersion Composition Society. I’ll be knocking some of them in to shape and sharing them with you very soon. - baked and eaten a good...

  It’s just after midnight and NaNoWriMo 2008 is over! It’s been a hell of a month and a brilliant experience, and I’m very proud of my achievement. I wrote a total of 33685 words, and tonight I managed to complete my story, paraphrasing the ending a little but...

After really applying myself tonight I’m now only 20,000 words off my 50,000 word target for NaNoWriMo. I’m not giving up, by any means, but I think it’s pretty safe to say I won’t be a NaNo winner this year. I’m definitely going to try and get there...

  The photo sums it up pretty well but there are lots of other things I like, including: - Walking along the deserted beaches with the wind in my hair and my dog by my side - Dramatic skies that make my photos automatically look like paintings - Window shopping in the North Laines -...