Tentboy Preface

I know this is unusual, forgive me, it’s an unshakeable characteristic, but I’d like to begin with a question. Imagine you’re eighteen years old with no money, reputation, or standing. The only things you possess in the world, apart from an acute restlessness, amount to a big, fat, nothing. What you’re best at in life … Continue reading Tentboy Preface →

Well, that was a good idea.

Fifteen-hundred-and-ninety-three words today, how good of me! It was quick and came freely, as it always should. I have begun my seventh chapter, in which my main character experiences his first day of circus work. It's a shock to his system, and the beginning of a complete transformation. By the end of the story he … Continue reading Well, that was a good idea. →

Ramblings, writing exercises, and finding motivation.

This is probably the last thing I feel like doing right now, if I'm being honest. It's a cold, windy day, I'm rugged up and cosy, I've finished an assignment, and I'm waiting to hear back from an interviewee on whether they're available to speak on the phone sometime in the next two hours before … Continue reading Ramblings, writing exercises, and finding motivation. →

The unexpected benefits of reorganising and de-cluttering.

The bar I work at is in one of Newcastle's oldest buildings, which a hundred or more years ago was a grain storage warehouse for the Tooheys Brewery. Downstairs, in the ancient cellar, there remains a trove of artifacts from this time. There are old bottles and bits of machinery, fading signs, peeling artworks, forgotten … Continue reading The unexpected benefits of reorganising and de-cluttering. →

I think it went well today.

I don't really feel like writing a blog entry today. I've written a good 1100 words and finished off the current chapter, I think, and now I'm ready to shut her down and do something other than type. I'm aware that 1100 words isn't excessively long, but I'm proud of it. My manuscript (I'm calling … Continue reading I think it went well today. →

It’s time to get serious again…again.

Okay so it's been nearly a year since I've updated this blog and oh, what a year it's been. To cut a long story short I've decided to re-up my commitment to promoting myself and my writing. This is tricky because, like a lot of other writers, I tend to much better at the whole … Continue reading It’s time to get serious again…again. →

I’m still alive

I know that this blog has been essentially silent lately, but life has been incredibly distracting. I'm in my university semester break now, so I have time to sort this blog business out.

Consistency is key

Well, true to my word, I have been rather inconsistent with this whole thing. Again I feel guilted into it because it cost me money, but that's better than not doing anything, right? At the moment I'm at uni, juggling about twenty different things. Assessments, work, life, everything. There's a Russian guy I used to … Continue reading Consistency is key →

Day two, or, “all I hear are crickets.”

Well I'm figuring this out as I go, like I said. I'm very new to site design. There are few things I'm still unsure about, but I have managed to achieve some things. I changed my language setting from US to Australian, so now in the top right corner I see "G'day admin" and a … Continue reading Day two, or, “all I hear are crickets.” →

Well, I guess this is my blog.

So, friends, if there's anybody reading this, I would have been at it a month ago but I left a "t" out of my email address.