Some Writers Would Be Kinder Than Others,

I Also Paint, Draw And I'm Into Film And Photography As Well, And The Same Thing Applies To All Of Them. You're Presenting This Material To The General Public And Hoping That They're Going To 'get' What You're Doing. Some Don't, Some Do.

It's Not Just That Toil Allows The Appearance Of Spontaneity. It Allows The Actuality Of Spontaneity.

The Most Terrifying Thing I Can Think Of Is Being Alone - And I Mean Utterly Alone, Like No One Else In The World Alone - At Night. That's The Nucleus Of The First Story In My Collection And It's Also Where The Title Came From For The Book.

Painting Is A Matter Of Finding The Right Balance Between Consoling And Reassuring The Eye And Challenging And Disturbing The Eye.

I'm Fortunate In That I'm A Lecturer Too And This Gets Me Out And About And Away From The Computer. I Also Have Loads Of Friends All Around The World, Plus A Core Group Of Special People In My Life That I Can Lean On, Chat To, Or Just Hang With.