by Chris Harris It’s the New Year, 2026 and I’ve been looking at what I’ve been doing and what I … More
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A Novice Novelist Reviews his Year, 2025. 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
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.
Writing My First Book. A Diary: 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
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
Writing My First Book. A Diary. Week 4: Moving Up A Level. Editor Hired.
I have no idea how you go about the step in publishing of moving to stage two, outside assistance. I … More
Writing My First Book. A Diary. Week 3: Looking For Some Help With Editing.
I really enjoyed finishing my seventh novella, loosely based on a punk rock band I was a member of, during … More
