Books, Loreless, Publishing, Reviews, Writing
Dear Amazon, It’s been a hoot, but I’ve done some soul searching and decided that I am doing my readers a disservice by abiding by your exclusivity agreement. A few months ago I started my first independent publishing venture with my book Loreless. At the time...
Books, Fiction, Loreless, Writing
Many of the readers of Loreless want more. They expect a sequel. They want to know what happens to Billy. My intention with the book was to encourage people to find out more about indigenous culture. However, readers seem to be more interested in the characters and...
Books, Inspiration, Loreless, Publishing
The feeling that I didn’t have the right to write from an indigenous perspective was a major obstacle for me for a long time. It prevented me from finishing a musical around the original idea for Loreless. It held me back with writing the novel. No matter how many...
Inspiration, Music, Reviews
Locked together for a weekend in Sing Sing Studio, they discussed the state of world affairs, exchanged life experiences and shared personal insights. They listened intently to a songwriter screaming his lungs out and tried to formulate a cunning plan. After three...
Complicated Blue, Encouragement, Inspiration, Writing
What is writers block? What is any form of creative block? Is it real or is it invented? I don’t know whether what I’m experiencing is a block. I only realised it when I wrote the title to this post. I gave it that name, but is it really what I think it is?...