… Having resolved the knotty issue of what to call myself, we move seamlessly on to the question of the novel’s title… BtA likes “Paradise”, as do I, but we know there’s something better out there. Just gotta work out what it is. I have volunteered to trawl through barbershop lyrics in search of the perfect title. If you’ve ever …
A New Man?
I feel like a new man. Not sure if anyone remembers this post, but after much thought and deliberation, it has been decided by the powers-that-be that henceforth I shall be A.H. George. Not exactly an earth-shattering difference. Still, I like the initials. And it is still me. (Although I did like someone’s idea of using the very rock n’ …
Sunbathing, French style
Seeing this piece in the Guardian about the apparent demise of one of the many reasons why I love the French, I was reminded of one of my mother’s favourite stories about me as a young ‘un. We were on the beach somewhere in France, and I was apparently gazing at the unending parade of nipples with mounting distaste. (How …
Gay Paree
Two weeks in France, the last few days in Paris, and I’m ready to come home. Our children, to paraphrase Mr Bennett, have delighted us quite enough. At least here we have proper internet access. I had 10 days of 56k dial up in the south of France and was pulling my hair out. We’ve had a great time in …
Movin' On
Just a quick note to announce that a new website, and new blog, are in the works. I have been spending the last few weeks polishing the manuscript and it’s about ready to go back to Bruce the Agent, and out to publishers. Also, we’re off to France for two weeks as of tomorrow. Am debating whether or not to …
Blast from the Past
I received this in my inbox this morning. Hard to believe that the offending book was published ten years ago now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I think maybe she had a point. Hi Alex This is the first time I have ever been inspired to seek out an authors email address to comment on their work but here goes. …
Developments
Much frenetic emailing between yours truly and Bruce the Agent. BtA had a couple of technical issues he wanted to see addressed. (I’m guessing he had some traumatic encounters with Baptists at some point in his life.) All good points, though, hopefully accomplished without too much pain. Some issues have proven a little knotty to nail down – one of …
The Oracle Has Spoken…
So, just as I was getting ready to post a blog wondering how long I should wait before I started to pester Bruce the Agent and quizzing him as to how he was getting on with the book, lo and behold he writes. He’s read it. The good news, dear reader, is that he likes it. He had one or …
Domestic Violence, Not
I know this is going to sound odd. I just made my wife cry – and it’s the best news I’ve had all day. She’s reading the book (again), and has this evening finally got to uncharted territory for her – right towards the end of the book. There’s a scene there that I almost pulled, worried that it might …
Good evening, Doctor Freud
Christina, poor soul, is reading the manuscript of “Paradise” for the gazillionth time. Well, that’s a slight exaggeration, I suppose. It’s changed a lot since she last read it, and the last two sections she hasn’t read before. But it’s tremendously helpful – I glanced at the big block of paper this morning and she’s picked up all sorts of …