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One aspect of editing that Thomas really struggles with, besides spelling it, is reading the words that make up the sentence he’s trying...

If there’s one thing worse than someone who types loudly in a library, it’s someone who sniffs incessantly; patrons whose post-nasal drip...

As far as Thomas is concerned, success is just another four-letter word. And that’s not just because of his appalling spelling. When...

Some people escape the drudgery of their lives by going on holiday, some by watching television, some read and some commit crime. The...

Here is the trailer for the first Dooven book, “The Purging Of Ruen.” It hasn’t a single animal in it, which is odd considering the book...

“Good writing makes the reader question themselves,” said Thomas in interview for ‘Manure Happens Twice’. “Whereas bad writing makes them...

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In the same vein as Self-Derogatory Advertising, which was first mentioned on this blog and for which Panda Books Australia asserts...

While Thomas was moping in a wine bar, feeling sorry that no one gave a toss about his books, someone else felt sorry for him also, and...

One of the things that stands out about Thomas’ writing, besides it being dreadful, is appalling characterisation. In an interview with...

Occasionally, Thomas stumbles across a writer—often in a library—keen to advertise how brilliant their writing is, by sighing, weeping,...

Thomas was advised by a fellow writer (one who could write, as opposed to the “vague arrangement of loosely related words” she described...

After an argument, Thomas was advised not to write his blog in the third person because it implied that he wasn’t responsible for it. He...

Recently, Thomas attended a writers’ conference in Newcastle where he gave a presentation entitled “Is editing really necessary?”...

A good excuse for Thomas having no idea who his audience might be, is the notion that the genre of the Dooven books is such a convoluted...

One of the advantages about writing novels badly is that there’s the likelihood of improving over time. But what if one doesn’t want to...

I like James Bond—but only the early films. The ones from the 60s and 70s. It has nothing to do with the actors and everything to do with...

Here we have the original Velvet Paw of Asquith logo meeting the new ebook digital logo. Unfortunately, branding makes Thomas think of...