Apparently I have now written over 100 blog posts, which would be great if all the poetry writing wasn’t distracting me from The Haunted Tide. I’ve been writing poetry and short stories far longer than I have been trying to write novels; Joe and Nelly was in the pipeline for more than five years, but that was because I was so busy with teaching, which I loved, and which involved writing in completely different formats. I have to admit, I was more than enthusiastic about developing ideas for lessons and creating exciting resources. Now I must limit myself to one or two poems a day until I get past 25,000 words. So, if you catch me posting more of anything that is nothing to do with The Haunted Tide, let me know!
This is a very old photograph of me in the 1970s when I lived in Germany and wrote nothing but poetry.
writing in north norfolk 