by Derek | Dec 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Christmas is my favourite holiday; a way to banish the darkness, celebrate the sheer excess of life, and remember – with tears and smiles – the times and people past. Our house fills with memories and memorials at this time of year, and with the...
by Derek | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
2015 was the worst year of my entire life. I’ve talked, before, about losing my mother. Her absence – approaching and actual – filled my life. I tried to mask the approaching nightmare by doing things – by keeping busy at work, by burying my head in the...
by Derek | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Rachel Stirling asked me to share my thoughts around Rewrites. She was charming and so lovely to write for (though I did no rewrites) Click below to find out what I had to say…...
by Derek | Apr 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
“There’s something wrong with Sandra,” said her mum As Sandy Sat and hugged a Prada Bag “She’s quiet nowadays; morose and glum And has a tendency to lose her rag. Since Yves, that French boy, left, she’s been this way Cos...
by Derek | Dec 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Those lovely people at Byte The Book have posted a piece I’ve written about My journey to Publication and my thoughts on Networking. Check it out here and – if you’re at all interested in publication, seriously consider joining Byte. Worth every...
by Derek | Nov 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
As with all Gillian Flynn stories, it’s extremely difficult to discuss the plot of this without giving away spoilers. Suffice to say that, in this story, nobody and nothing is what they seem. It purports to be a ghost story, but even that is uncertain. It...
