by Scott | Aug 20, 2014 | Writing
On 1st November 2006 I registered terraexitus.com. Almost 8 (count them, 8) years later, I have finally finished the first draft of the book. In the end, it didn’t take that long. It’s not a long book, more of a novella (albeit its about the same length as...
by Scott | Jun 3, 2014 | Writing
He was making his point loudly. The still night let his voice echo off the tiled roofs bouncing it towards every window and up into the starry ether. In winter, the tightly closed shutters keep out the cold and the distant voices. In summer, the daytime heat hides in...
by Scott | Mar 18, 2014 | Writing, zeitgeist
You perhaps won’t be entirely surprised to learn that I wrote this on a plane. And, yes, I was sneaking a look. Just being silly but it passed the time… It started innocently enough with a simple observation. A well turned out professional gent or lady,...
by Scott | Oct 21, 2013 | Writing, zeitgeist
I wrote this while on holiday lying in bed unable to sleep as I’d eaten too much pasta. So, bearing that in mind, and the fact that I could hear the voice of Geoffrey Palmer in my head as I typed, you can take this with as much of a pinch of salt as you like. Or...
by Scott | Jun 11, 2013 | Writing
One day I was on the bus home. The 16, meandering through North Glasgow. I was reading a book. And then I had to stop. I maybe even gasped. Stopped in my metaphorical tracks by something that happened in a book. Stopped by What Happened To Eric. I was never much of a...
by Scott | Dec 28, 2012 | meme, Writing
I’m sure by now that all my reader(sic) will have read my book The Beatle Man. If not, what are you waiting for? It’s only 85p! In the unlikely event that you haven’t read it yet, stop reading this post now, spend 85p and come back when you’re...