It’s fair to say I spend a lot of time in coffee shops. You may have heard of the “road-warrior.” Nothing to do with Mad Max, this is a remote working phenomenon, where powerful laptops, fast internet connections, and motivation to work collide, with productive results. These people also have the advantage of…
Tag: Barry Meat
Still Working With Barry Meat
I seem to have been working on this book for years but I thought it might be good to confirm that I still intend to complete the Barry Meat travel guide to Yorkshire. With scant time to learn, I have nevertheless got to grips with Canva and have several pages laid out with…
Barry Meat Book Update
Many years ago I hosted a short-lived but apparently popular show on Live365, an online radio station. They offered a range of packages, and of course as a northern cheapskate I chose the free option, which meant zero promotion or storage space. Nevertheless, I constructed a handful of episodes in which I chatted…
Blobs and Fanzines
Recalling The Blob, the hand-written magazine project I lead and edited at school, 33 years ago. Isn’t it lucky I didn’t have access to DTP software…?
Writing for Myself
Exploring the benefits of writing for yourself, rather than to a preconceived idea of what agents and publishers are looking for.
