A year of ‘read until you hate it’
Whenever anybody asked me what kind of books I like to read, I’m ashamed to say that all I could really think of was ‘The 50 Shades Trilogy’, that has all changed this year…
Blog Posts
The Big Mac Experience of self-publishing
At the end of all this endless writing and hard work, I didn’t want to feel like I’d just climbed a mountain only to find another one the other side of it…
How you comin’ on that bravery novel?
On the bravery scale I’m somewhere between ‘always close to panic attack’ and ‘just play dead’. Now I’m writing a book about facing Britain’s top 10 fears…
Edinburgh on 35mm
I am a strong believer that when it comes to photography, film is not dead. It does, however, sometimes break your heart. One day in Edinburgh and one film, game on.
Little Bean & Little Bump
My friend Laura has a beautiful family, including a new baby bump, so I thought this would be a great time to capture some memories for her. Take a look at our maternity photoshoot:
Sins from the Office of One
Working alone from home is hard, it’s easy to fall into some common freelancer sins. It’s even harder with a teething seven month old Jack Russell…
Things my 11 week old puppy has taught me
This has been a life-changing four weeks in which I’ve lost numerous important things; patience, sleep and definitely a few layers of skin around the ankles. But it’s been a month that has taught me more about myself than any other…
What I’ve been reading
Yes, that’s right, reading. And not just your average back-of-a-cereal-box, Netflix credits or how-to books but actual fiction. I thought ‘Jeez Spadge, put down the friggin Macbook and pick up an actual book’…
Readability for kids who can’t read good
When writing, a lot of people automatically go into ‘bullshit’ mode. Do you know what I mean? They sit down at their laptop and start using unnaturally long, complicated language and quoting Wikipedia…