Books, Films, and Music – Creative Updates

28 April 2022

Even for me, this update is late. I know. Thing is, I'm not sure there's that much to tell you. Let's see...

Books – METHOD & Beyond

In book-world, not much is happening. To be honest, I was really disillusioned by the sales figures for METHOD. I thought I'd done something really special with this book, and though everyone who has read it seems to have liked it—it's got nothing but five-star reviews on Amazon—not enough people have bought it to buy me that little island in the Caribbean I have my eye on.

In fact, not enough people have bought it to buy me a framed photo of that island. I was already three chapters into writing my next novel when METHOD came out, but this apathy towards it has taken the bounce out of my bouncy-ball and stopped me. I haven't touched it in a long time and it may never get finished. It takes months of hard work to write a novel, and if sales are going to be like they have been for METHOD, it just isn't worth it.

Maybe it's better to direct my creative juices towards a business that's easier to crack—**FILM! LOL**

Film Projects

At least with film, I have a long-term plan. I have a couple of features I'm working on at the minute which will set the box-office alight if only I would finish them and get them into the hands of someone who could attach some A-list actors and make the damn things.

I am working some angles which will take the guts of a year to pay off, but I don't mind that; it gives me time to get these screenplays finished so that if my plan does work, I have something suitable for the American market ready to go.

On the smaller side of things, I've got two short films written that I'm going to make in the coming weeks/months. It seems like a long time since the dreaded lurgy stopped us all in our tracks, so it'll be good to get back behind the camera and even better to get into the edit. The North Coast Film Collective are hoping our twice-postponed film night will happen at some point this year too, so keep an eye out for that.

Music – Next Album

And finally, my next album has also been badly ignored since I moved house. I really will have to get back into it soon too. I'm aiming for a more stripped-down album this time, so maybe when I get going, it actually won't take that long to record.

I really like these new songs, and some of them are very personal to me. Putting a song out on the Internet these days is like dropping a tear in the ocean. A statistic I heard was 20,000 new songs are uploaded online every day! Meaning there are literally billions out there already, and it keeps growing. That's the competition.

But unlike my books, I never really hoped to make a living from my music. I do it just because I love it, and going by my streaming figures, there may be a couple of dozen people in the world who love it too. I thank you all for every stream and the 0.14 cent each one brings me closer to my island.