Here's mine. I look so young. So fresh.

For today's writing displacement activity, I will mostly be playing "The Pyramid" on the Commodore 64. Mutant typewriters; lethal scissors; psychopathic teddy bears; funny shaped things I can't put a name to. It's everything you want from a fever dream. 🕹️

It is important for writers to engage with their audience via the power of social media. Please find attached a picture of a boiled egg. Like books, eggs are important. For maximum effect, look at this boiled egg whilst eating cheddar cheese just before bedtime, then enjoy the fever dream. 🥚🧀😴

I’m currently going through a phase I’ve decided to call “writer’s treacle”. It’s sort of like writer’s block but with slightly less constipation. ✍️🍯

A pleasant afternoon spent at @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly, including a browse around the new Booker Prize Library. I bought a Spike Milligan memoir (not a Booker Prize winner but should've been). 📚

Some nice bookmarks with today’s delivery from Booksplease. Reminds me of the good old days of Book Depository! 📚☕

I’m on a mission to read all the unread books I’ve accumulated over the years. I completely forgot that I’d bought “The Rebecca Notebook” by Daphne du Maurier at the same time as “Rebecca”. It was on one of my shelves under a book about how to solve the Rubik’s Cube. 📚

Finally, after many years of owning it, I’ve read “Ben, in the World” by Doris Lessing, her sequel to the strange and disturbing “The Fifth Child”. Brilliant, gripping and tragic. Like its predecessor, it’s a nice quick read at 178 pages. I love my Flamingo editions which have “metallic” covers. 📚

My next read just arrived in the post from @blackwells.bsky.social. Booker Prize 2024 winner ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey. A nice slim paperback edition with with French flaps! 📚🚀

@thebookerprizes.bsky.social

James Bond has absolutely nothing to do with what I'm writing at the moment but I'm doing it to the new expanded "Moonraker" soundtrack courtesy of the fine people at @lalalandrecords.bsky.social. The holy grail of my soundtrack wishlist (well, one of them). ✍️🚀

At my first ever Writers’ Lunch at the Royal Court Theatre. Look, ma, I’m a real writer now! ✍️🥐🥪

A shameful longstanding viewing hole finally filled.

“The Three Faces Of Eve” (1957)

A brief diversion from my main read to enjoy some Sherlock Holmes stories. This gorgeous vintage John Murray edition is a beloved gift from a friend. Last night was “The Speckled Band” which is one of my favourites. 📚🐍

Incredible news from @lalalandrecords.bsky.social about the next two expanded James Bond scores! “Moonraker” is perhaps my holy grail of soundtrack releases. ⚪⚪🚶‍♂️🔴

The first draft of this thing I'm writing is currently at 86,000 words. That's ultimately the kind of length it needs to be but there is still a loooong way to go before this will be a completed draft. ✍️

People of Bluesky! These days I'm more of a writer than a filmmaker but if you'd like to watch the film I made, "The Watcher Self", then hop over to Vimeo. You'll need a login because it gets a bit saucy! Meanwhile, I'm focusing on writing my debut novel, so do say hello!

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I’ve bought myself a classic “green box” edition of Scrabble and have learned how to play with myself.

It basically involves drawing and placing letters in the normal way with the aim of achieving as high an overall word score as possible.

Trust me. It’s not as sad and lonely as it sounds. 🔠

As we’ve just shared a polite “hello” in this new blue realm, I may as well post that I’m currently reading early Marian Keyes in the shape of “Watermelon”. It’s a jolly good blast!

This is also an excuse to see if the mention function works in these... “skeets”?

@mariankeyes.bsky.social