This week: wrapping up '25, and starting '26 with decluttering my workspace; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being inspired by Phil Collins' Take Me Home in Mr Robot s2e2.
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Tag: books
2025_wrapup
The story of my last twelve months, including writing, reading, gaming, a wedding, a divorce (kind of), a bible, and too much YouTube. Plus: the targets I won't hit in 2026.
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My final reading report of 2025 includes an overrated classic, the inspiration for a hit show, a 4-star indie, and a 1000-page dark fantasy that got a lot of people talking.
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This week: continuing to write every day over the holidays; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being inspired by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Live God.
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This week: the perils of using real locations in a novel; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being left speechless by Mr Robot s4e5.
Alchemised: review; analysis of the controversy; and the danger of doing anything for love
A spoiler-free review from an author's perspective; then spoiler-filled analyses of the controversy, and why doing anything for love hurts everyone [spoilers signposted]
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This week: revising my next novel, and writing about someone else's; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being inspired by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' I Let Love In (live).
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This week: using my holiday to refill my creative well and revise Volume 2; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being inspired by Rowley Birkin QC aka Paul Whitehouse.
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This week: narrowing focus to my top two tasks; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being inspired by Tonight We Fly by The Divine Comedy.
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This week: getting back on track after entertaining diversions; the status of my current projects; The Spike-related links; and being inspired by the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 OST (again).
Arrowmaker Books 