Someone recently asked me on Twitter how I manage to write something like "Flying Saucer Fever". I'd be lying if I said it was easy, although the actual process of "writing" isn't too difficult for me - the motivation is there, I'm used to the mechanics of it and don't let books go to publishing before I'm completely happy with the finished article.Coming up with a plausible and readable narrative is the hard part - and something that's not been... more

"Everyone's doing it, so why can't I?"So (nearly) went the name of the 1993 debut studio album by the Irish band The Cranberries. In a not-so-thinly veiled attempt to lessen the financial burden of being a struggling self-employed author, I've finally bitten the bullet and decided to create a "Buy Me A Coffee" account and add a link to my webpage, which probably few look at in any case ;)If you're reading this, thank you. If you've donated me the... more