Patrick Garratt

My involvement in a book deal I’d been working on for around two years ended in failure yesterday. I can’t talk about specifics as I’m under NDA, but, obviously, it’s a difficult turn. In a way, I feel relieved; it had become obvious something wasn’t right with the process, and the resolution means I can…

Going to scrap the imaginary thing. It’d be veering from the Yellow Brick Road. Had some inspiring feedback from the last story, so I’m going to make like a postage stamp: stick to it until it gets there. E3 and Meredith’s birthday are over now, so I should be able to find some time for…

I’ve started work on something bigger. I’m finding it quite difficult to get out into the woods much at the moment because of work and the garden; the vegetables are pretty needy, and it’s E3 season now. As a result I’m looking for inspiration elsewhere, and I’ve taken to inventing completely imaginary worlds. The next…

Managed an afternoon in the forest with the kids yesterday. Been talking to Fiona a lot about her current story, and it’s helped me finalise the plan for my next. I can start writing now. I’m going to put one of these out a month from now on, just to keep me oiled. Not having…

Leaving this for six months seems excessive, but I’ve been too busy to write. Fiona, however, has found time to start putting together a short story for a competition, and this has spurred me back into glacial action. At least I’m thinking about words again. I was going to post up another book chapter, but…