Reel Talk - January 2025
I suppose a Happy New Year is in order. January 2025 still hasn’t sunk in. The world may be spiralling, but I’m constantly reminded of the good. At an event...
A Long Time Ago... with Lydia Kang
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
A Long Time Ago... with Chris Kempshall
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
December (Plus 2024) Roundup
Happy New Year’s Eve! 2024 certainly was a year, and 2025 will be another. Hope you’ve all had a happy holiday period. I’ll start this with some seasonal...
A Long Time Ago... with Paul Cornell
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
A Long Time Ago... with Eric A. Clayton
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
A Long Time Ago... with P.A. Cornell
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
November Roundup
Another month really sped by. This one once again was filled by art in all its forms for me, from music to films to comics to novels to prints and probably a...
A Long Time Ago... with Mark Newbold
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
Ten Years...
Announcing a brand new self-published book! The Diamond Dimensions: Volume 4.5: Tales from the Void: Anniversary Edition is a sci-fi/fantasy short story...
A Long Time Ago... with Pedro Iniguez
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
October Roundup
Going in to this month, it didn’t seem like a lot was happening, and now we’re here, at the end, and I’ve had so many wonderful, busy days, plenty of...
A Long Time Ago... with Amy Ratcliffe
Hello there. Welcome to A Long Time Ago… the fortnightly series where I ask a different guest to share with us a favourite Star Wars story and historical...
A Long Time Ago... #14
Hello there. Welcome to the fourteenth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I’ve been sharing some insights into my two...
September Roundup
September was very much a month of two halves for me. Hope you all had a good month - mine flew by! The first two weeks of September were spent on the Isles...
A Long Time Ago... #13
Hello there. Welcome to the thirteenth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions...
A Long Time Ago... #12
Hello there. Welcome to the twelfth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
August Roundup
The highs of Worldcon and the lows of COVID took up most of this month! Hope you all had a good one! The start of the month was a lot of preparing for the...
A Long Time Ago... #11
Hello there. Welcome to the eleventh of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
Rex & Roll - My Second Insider Article!
Hello there! I didn’t know whether I should write a dedicated post to my second article for Star Wars Insider. The first one was a big achievement, and I...
A Long Time Ago... #10
Hello there. Welcome to the tenth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. We’ve hit double digits! Every other Sunday I share some insights into...
July Roundup
This month has both simultaneously felt like it’s whizzed by, and yet the days that made up its first week seem so long ago. I guess that’s what happens when...
A Long Time Ago... #9
Hello there. Welcome to the ninth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
A Long Time Ago... #8
Hello there. Welcome to the eighth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
June Roundup
Welcome to my June Roundup! Hope you all had a good one. This year’s going by pretty fast, eh? But thank you so much to the new subscribers that joined me...
A Long Time Ago... #7
Hello there. Welcome to the seventh of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
My First Article for Star Wars Insider!
Hello there! Star Wars Insider #226 releases soon and I am so happy to announce that I’ll be in it! It still seems surreal that my name and little bio (taken...
A Long Time Ago... #6
Hello there. Welcome to the sixth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
A Long Time Ago... #5
Hello there. Welcome to the fifth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I share some insights into my two major passions -...
May Roundup Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my May Roundup! (Happy June! - pinch, punch and all that…) If you read yesterday’s Part 1, you’ll know that this letter is all about my...
May Roundup Part 1
Welcome to my May Roundup! Yes, you read the title right. I could have made this the normal length, but why rush through all the details of this busy month?...
A Long Time Ago... #4
Hello there. Welcome to the fourth of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I'll be sharing some insights into my two major...
A Long Time Ago... #3
Hello there. Or should I say Execute Order 66. That’s right - Happy Revenge of the Fifth, otherwise known as the day after Star Wars Day, May the Fourth (be...
April Roundup
Welcome to my April Roundup! Hope you all had a good month. Thank you to the new subscribers - I really appreciate you joining me and this journey! Speaking...
A Long Time Ago... #2
Hello there. Welcome to the second of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I'll be sharing some insights into my two major...
A Long Time Ago... #1
Hello there. Welcome to the first of these posts exploring art, fiction and history. Every other Sunday I'll be sharing some insights into my two major...
March Roundup
Happy Easter! Happy Sunday! Happy End of March! Happy First Daylight Savings Time Day (UK)! The calendar's done it again! Anyway, welcome to this month's...
February Roundup
Hello and welcome to this highlight reel of my February. I hope you had a good month (Happy Leap Year!). Anyway, that's enough pleasantries; let's move onto...
January Roundup
Hello everyone! Long time no... read, eh? This newsletter may look a little different in your inbox as I've moved to a different service (Buttondown) to get...
A Roundup of My Year
Screenwriting, Conventions, Ancient Artefacts and Travels
Children of Shadows
My Writing Journey Vol. 14
Weekly Roundup Vol. 14
Decorations and Housekeeping
Omnibus Reflections
My Writing Journey Vol. 13
Weekly Roundup Vol. 13
Deliveries Galore!
The End of My Self-published Universe
My Writing Journey Vol. 12
Weekly Roundup Vol. 12
Art in all its forms...
My First Editor Roles
My Writing Journey Vol. 11
Weekly Roundup Vol. 11
Marvellous Times
In the Endgame now...
My Writing Journey Vol. 10
Weekly Roundup Vol. 10
Ten week Anniversary! Woo...