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Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting
I tell her I love her like not killing or ten minutes sleep beneath the low rooftop wall on which my rifle rests. I tell her in a letter that will stink, when she opens it, of bolt oil and burned powder and the things it says. I tell her how Pvt. Bartle says, offhand, […]
You’re a Criminal as Long as You’re Mine
05/04/2013
This song is surprisingly apropos more than one of the relationships in Wizards.* * Playlist link here because WordPress doesn’t want to play nice and link to it properly.
Complete First Draft = Celebratory Jello Shots and Dancing on the Table
04/04/2013
So I’m just now realising that I didn’t tell you I finished the book. I finished the book!* What now, you ask? Basking in the glory of the finished work? Anxiety spiral about whether it’s good enough? Celebratory jello shots and dancing on the table? The last one, definitely. Beyond that I decided to take […]
Drink Me
02/04/2013
Me: So I’m trying to think of a title for my book. Arkem: Bob. Me: That’s the name of my car. Rick: Bruce. Me: You guys are useless. I am bad at titles. These guys are clearly worse. But honestly, ‘Bruce’ wouldn’t be that much more inappropriate than the working title it currently has. I […]
The Violent Ecstasy of the End Point
28/03/2013
I am going through the end of the book so fast it’s a little disturbing. Partly because holding it all my head is starting to make me feel like I’ve got a zoetrope in there, but also because I’m so focused on it I’m not really connecting properly with the real world. Like, okay — […]
Writing. All Other Things in Flux.
26/03/2013
I am this* close to finishing the first draft of Wizards. Which means I am writing at speed and to the exclusion of most other things, like sleeping, eating and interacting with other human beings. Rick: How’s it going? Me: Am awake. Writing. All other things in flux. Come to think of it, even consciousness […]
You Will Hear Thunder
25/03/2013
You will hear thunder and remember me, And think: she wanted storms. The rim Of the sky will be the colour of hard crimson, And your heart, as it was then, will be on fire. That day in Moscow, it will all come true, when, for the last time, I take my leave, And hasten […]
Music to Soothe the Savage Wossname
21/03/2013
In recent times (and not so recent times, let’s be honest) I have been asked (repeatedly because I keep forgetting to do it) to post about my writing playlists. Or possibly to simply post my playlists. One of those. This is me capitulating. (In two-part harmony… okay, not really.) So I figured what I’d do […]
half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint electronic
19/03/2013
Okay, so iTunes home sharing. It’s this neat function where two people on a network (like, say, if you live in the same house) can share their music with each other. You can play your honey’s or your sister’s playlists. It’s neat. But the thing is — people forget to turn it off. So if, […]
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Paul McLaughlan
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08/04/2013
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