January 18th 2019 Today I discovered that listening to classical piano music while I read hugely improves my ability to concentrate. By way of example, I picked up Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 about 4 hours ago and to write this blog is … Continue reading Fahrenheit
November 6th 2018 Today I sold the first ever digital copy of my self-published novel. And then shortly after that, I sold the second copy. I “announced” yesterday, with absolutely no enthusiasm, that I’d finally got around to hitting the … Continue reading Grind
November 5th 2018 Today, five years and four days since I first started writing it, I finally self-published my novel to the Kindle store. That’s not to imply that I’ve been working on it for five years straight. Because I … Continue reading Ambivalence
November 2nd 2018 Today I had the absolutely wonderful experience of fully and completely losing myself in a book. I grew up on nights like tonight, where I’d start reading a book, become completely invested in it, and only stop … Continue reading Remarkable
October 29th 2018 Today I’m really struggling to get through a book I’ve been reading. I’ve been trying to finish it for, at a guess, over a year. This is my third stint at it, and I’m really not enjoying … Continue reading Canon
July 18th 2018 Today I finished reading Haruki Murakami’s Men Without Women. I was so close to the end, and I wanted to push through and get the last story finished tonight. See, it’s an anthology novel. Or: a collection of seven … Continue reading Anthology
April 13th 2018 Today was surprisingly productive for a Friday night. I came home from work feeling particularly motivated to make the most of my evening alone so, in completely uncharacteristic fashion, I tidied the whole house. I wanted to … Continue reading Tidy
