Author of Muslim Fantasy & Host of the Fantasy & Faith Podcast
Writer’s block, two words every writer dreads. It’s something that all writers deal with at various points in their lives and during projects. There’s hundreds of articles that define what it is and why you may have it. It’s when you feel stuck and unable to put clear thoughts onto the page. It’s because of […]
Read More 6 Hacks for Writer’s BlockAn interesting piece by children’s author Katherine Rundell on recapturing some of the wonder of childhood through children’s fiction. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230711-why-adults-should-read-childrens-books
Read More BBC: Why adults should read children’s booksI’ve been working hard for the past five years to complete my PhD whilst working part-time and volunteering once a week. I have a family that makes demands of my time. Fitting in reading for pleasure is way down in that priority list. So when I do read these days it’s got to be good. […]
Read More Is there time to re-read books?It has now been a full year since we went into the first lockdown. People were nervous and anxious about what this strange new world would be like. A world behind locked doors, Internet grocery shopping, home exercise and (possibly the worst) home schooling. Two weeks in and we started to hear stories about dolphins […]
Read More COVID DIARY: A Year of FearIt’s been over a week since I got vaccinated. No further side effects beyond the cold shoulder and the flu(ish) symptoms for a day. I feel well (overweight, but well). The vaccine seems safe enough to me. I’m still shielding but the rest of the family is back to school. My son has gone back […]
Read More COVID DIARY: DAY 356 Back to SchoolYes, the title seems slightly misleading, but its not. Clearly, I am still alive and have managed to avoid Covid so far (in all its different mutated forms). I have played with the idea of pranking the Internet by playing dead, but eventually came to the conclusion that no one actually reads my blog (other […]
Read More COVID DIARY: DAY 348, The VaccineFan art based on Sucker Punches awesome video game, by my daughter, the artist calling herself batpro100.
Read More Ghost of TsushimaThe inevitable has happened. Parts of England have been forced to go back into lockdown. Easing restrictions as quickly as the government did was clearly a mistake. Allowing people to travel abroad was even more insane. But somehow this new lockdown seems to be more about social differences and less about what is sensible. The […]
Read More COVID DIARY: DAY 132 Return to LockdownCyberpunk Cityscape inspired by the Dubai Marina. Acrylic on canvas.
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