by Graeme Cumming | Mar 5, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Writing |
I’m rubbish at writing short stories. Even my long stories are too long – to start with at least. I am getting close to finishing the final draft of Carrion and it should be around 125000 words then, but an earlier draft reached 180000 words! About 18...
by Graeme Cumming | Mar 2, 2020 | Book Reviews, Events, Fiction |
Sometimes, you don’t appreciate what you’ve got. I’m very fortunate in that I met Louise Jensen very shortly before her first book, The Sister, was released. We were sitting next to each other at a writing conference, got chatting and have been...
by Graeme Cumming | Feb 24, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading |
Every now and then, I catch Mark Billingham being interviewed, either on TV or radio, and he’s always struck me as being a really nice, laid-back guy, probably a good bloke to have a drink and a chat with. On the couple of occasions I’ve made it to the...
by Graeme Cumming | Feb 20, 2020 | Fiction, Reading |
Is it just me? That’s the question I’ve asked myself a lot recently. And it’s about my Kindle. I got my first Kindle eight or nine years ago. I got it reluctantly, determined not to like it because I liked books. You know, the proper things: made of...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 31, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Literary Festivals, Uncategorised |
After reviewing Thirteen the other week, I turned to the next book I’d acquired at the Murder Mystery dinner at the Harrogate Crime Festival, East of Hounslow. Round the dinner table, I’d overheard comments about how good it was supposed to be. By...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 14, 2020 | Book Reviews, Fiction, Nostalgia, Publishing, Thinking Aloud |
In a recent blog post, I mentioned browsing in a second hand bookshop. I’ve picked up a few books there over the last couple of years – always picked something up while I was there. One of the last purchases was an impulse buy triggered by nostalgia. As a...
