The Novice Novelist Reviews his Year. The Good, the Bad and the Very Ugly

by Chris Harris I thought I’d have a review of my year. I won’t be doing an awards ceremony, partly … More

Writing My First Book. A Diary. Episode 13: Christmas Update: From Writing to Trying to Get Read

by Chris Harris It’s Christmas time. It’s boring. So far, all of the writing exercises I planned to do over … More

Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap-Part 6: The £850,000 Smile

But then, for the first time since she’d got involved in the club, Catherine cracked him the sweetest of smiles.

A smile that cost him £850,000.

His heart melted.

Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap-Part 4: The Managerial Shortlist

by Chris Harris When Greg appointed Hilario Vincent, Denham Phoenix FC were still rattling around in the third tier of … More

Writing My First Book. A Diary. Week 12: A Bizarre, Brilliant Few Weeks in the Life of a Writer Who Never Expected Any of This

by Chris Harris It has been a truly bizarre couple of weeks, the kind you don’t ever plan for yet … More

Inside Denham Phoenix FC: A Fantasy Weekly Non-League Football Soap-Part 3: Manager, Hilario Vincent is Caught Thieving

by Chris Harris Greg was beginning to put the final touches to his new Board of Directors, adding the last … More

Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Messes: A Darkly Comic Journey Into the Heart of an English Village. Welcome to the World of Denham, Sussex.

This is my book, Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Messes, set in the fictitious Sussex village of Denham. I write satirical, alternative … More

Writing My First Book. A Diary. Week 10 How to Finish a Book Using the Bish Bash Bosh Method.

What my stories have, I think, is vibrancy and energy. I have my own alternative style, it doesn’t involve sitting and pondering for hours. My method is what I call bish bash bosh. It works for me because it keeps the story, the characters and the pace moving at my natural speed.

Writing My First Book. A Diary. Weeks 5 and 6: Phase 2 Begins. Pathway to Publication

I met Louise for an initial discussion about helping turn my scribblings into a proper book. Phase 2. I will … More