Blog Posts

  • The Scooped Out Man

    My short story The Scooped Out Man appeared as the Tuesday 14th June edition of Daily Science Fiction.  

  • Map AltGr to Alt on Linux

    All I wanted was to make my AltGr key to work the same as my Alt key… As my poor hands continue to struggle with…

  • How Writers Write: Eric Brown

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…

  • RSI, Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome…

    I suppose it was inevitable that after so much time spent writing stories and articles and programming, I would suffer from Repetitive Strain Injury. I’ve…

  • How Writers Write: Chris Beckett

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…

  • Goodbye Evernote, Hello Simplenote

    Simplenote launched a client for Linux at the end of March, 2016. As a longstanding Evernote premium user, frustrated initially by the fact there’s no…

  • How Writers Write: M. A. Griffin

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…

  • Microbits. Really?

    The BBC likes to think it single handedly ignited the 80’s UK programming boom thanks to its BBC B micro. Well, maybe so. If you…

  • Focus 65

    Focus 65

    “How Long Does it Take to Write a Novel” appears in Focus 65.

  • Learning the C Button Accordion Part Two

    I’ve been playing the C button accordion for two months now. Here’s what I’ve noticed I’m really good at the piano accordion. This isn’t me…

  • How Writers Write: Tricia Sullivan

    How Writers Write is a monthly series of guest posts where established writers invite you into their workspaces, reveal their work habits and share their…

  • Swearing in a Suit

    Last week I headed into Manchester to do some writing, as I often do on Wednesdays. An hour in a coffee shop to go through…