@wcsimpson.bsky.social
Writer of fiction, essays, poetry. If I’m not writing, I’m reading and drinking black coffee.
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New #substack post out now on the necessity and pleasure of re-reading.
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#writing #writingcommunity #reading #readingaddict
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September 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
New #substack post out now on the necessity and pleasure of re-reading.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
#writing #writingcommunity #reading #readingaddict
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#writing #writingcommunity #reading #readingaddict
Between moving house, starting a new job, emailing people left, right and centre about projects and exercising I managed to write a page of writing in about four days. Is that ideal? No. But it exists. It’s surprising what one can achieve with five minutes here and there. #writing #dontfallforthat
September 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Between moving house, starting a new job, emailing people left, right and centre about projects and exercising I managed to write a page of writing in about four days. Is that ideal? No. But it exists. It’s surprising what one can achieve with five minutes here and there. #writing #dontfallforthat
New #substack post on writing demons and why it’s great when you know what they are. #fridaywritingtip #writing #creating #writingcommunity
August 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
New #substack post on writing demons and why it’s great when you know what they are. #fridaywritingtip #writing #creating #writingcommunity
Might as well keep nearby a bottle of vodka, an arcade machine and ask a child to bang on a drum too. #writing #creativity #writingcommunity #writingtips
August 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Might as well keep nearby a bottle of vodka, an arcade machine and ask a child to bang on a drum too. #writing #creativity #writingcommunity #writingtips
Leafleting in some shops and fine establishments in Faversham. Spots still available. DM for details. #writing #creativewriting #writingcourse #whistable #faversham #kent
August 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Leafleting in some shops and fine establishments in Faversham. Spots still available. DM for details. #writing #creativewriting #writingcourse #whistable #faversham #kent
Creativity, family, lovers, work, health - nothing is guaranteed. #creativity #writing #writinginspiration
August 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Creativity, family, lovers, work, health - nothing is guaranteed. #creativity #writing #writinginspiration
When we go on holiday, we buy books. A selection here from authors around the Europe but predominantly Hungary and Slovakia. Finished “In The Name of the Father” yesterday while a few hundred miles above ground. He gets compared to Kafka but I think he’s closer, in spirit, to Gogol. #books
August 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
When we go on holiday, we buy books. A selection here from authors around the Europe but predominantly Hungary and Slovakia. Finished “In The Name of the Father” yesterday while a few hundred miles above ground. He gets compared to Kafka but I think he’s closer, in spirit, to Gogol. #books
August 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My amazing wife picked up a whole bunch of Westerns … for free. Make sure you’ve got a partner who does wonderful things for you 🤠 #westerns
August 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
My amazing wife picked up a whole bunch of Westerns … for free. Make sure you’ve got a partner who does wonderful things for you 🤠 #westerns
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New #substack post on motivation in writing and creating. What drives us to create and what keeps us creating? Read to find an answer. #writing #writingcommunity #creating #art
August 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
New #substack post on motivation in writing and creating. What drives us to create and what keeps us creating? Read to find an answer. #writing #writingcommunity #creating #art
Anyone close to being an expert acknowledges they have a lot to learn. #dontfallforit #writing #creating
July 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Anyone close to being an expert acknowledges they have a lot to learn. #dontfallforit #writing #creating
Remember: Hemingway wanted to be Joyce, Joyce wanted to be Shakespeare, Shakespeare wanted to be Homer. #dontfallforit #writing #creating
July 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Remember: Hemingway wanted to be Joyce, Joyce wanted to be Shakespeare, Shakespeare wanted to be Homer. #dontfallforit #writing #creating
July 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
July 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It is appropriate that I finish this wee yet potent book in a packed airport surrounded by headphone doggers and people charging their phones. One of Han’s main messages is that we no longer give time for silence and contemplation.
July 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It is appropriate that I finish this wee yet potent book in a packed airport surrounded by headphone doggers and people charging their phones. One of Han’s main messages is that we no longer give time for silence and contemplation.
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I tend to read a lot more at home than I do on holiday. Just too much to explore when away from the familiar where unfamiliar words become ferries of exploration. #reading
July 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I tend to read a lot more at home than I do on holiday. Just too much to explore when away from the familiar where unfamiliar words become ferries of exploration. #reading
The perfect book doesn’t exi—
July 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The perfect book doesn’t exi—
July 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
July 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM