Secrets
Diane Arbus: ‘A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.’
‘Self-plagiarism’, repurposing, and other sins
Here it is, another good reason to selfpublish: I can recycle my own words (and ideas) as much as I fancy. In fact, I have even reused an entire sentence...
I am a weed
Weed or flower? I reckon it depends on your point of view. The Guardian columnist Damien G. Walter has published a checklist to help writers decide if they’re ready to...
The shape of storytelling
I wish I were the sort of writer who could draft a blog post without agonising unduly, but I’m not. Still, I don’t want to give up blogging altogether, and...
Over Which Scavenger Angels
I have discovered the title of my new novel, a line from the Stanley Kunitz poem The Layers.
Snow Leopard
photo courtesy of Snow Leopard Trust My short story Snow Leopard is now available online. Please note that the quotation in the text is from Mark Kurlansky’s book Salt.
Putting my head above the parapet
Thanks to Cally Philips for her comment, which makes me sound more daring than I am in this guest post. photo acknowledgement
Ioan Hefin 2011
Corvus remains available as MP3 podcasts, narrated by the wonderful Welsh actor Ioan Hefin. I’m in the process of updating Ioan’s current biography on the Corvus title page – and...
Merry-Go-Round
Merry-Go-Round Trailer for my daughter Esther’s latest film on Vimeo.
In which I lay a judgement
I came to Glen Duncan because of I, Lucifer – not hard to guess why, and yes, it’s always a burden, a trial, an eye-opener, and of course a challenge...
A Swedish Mortal Ghost
I’m thrilled to introduce you to Sabrina Mari Fagerheim, who is twenty years old, loves reading, and is completely blind. Music is one of her passions: she sings and plays...
Resurrection?
An appropriate title in more ways than one. I’m giving blogging another go after a rather a long hiatus – and then there’s my novel Luc, which indeed has something...