No Throwaway Cups

Added on 29 September 2016

In my ‘day job’ I work for the Environmental Paper Network (EPN), a coalition of more than 140 civil society organisations that share a vision for a future where all paper is produced, used and disposed of ethically and sustainably. Given that paper accounts for more than 40% of world in...

Rolling in Royalties

Added on 24 September 2016

It’s been more than 10 years since my first book was published and I’m still somewhat mystified by the economics of book publishing. Even though thousands of books with my name on are out there, I’m not getting rich, that much is certain. I am quite frequently asked how lucrative b...

Poems and Persistence

Added on 17 September 2016

After a two year period of focusing almost exclusively on my next novel, I’m back to writing shorter stuff, and in particular taking regular days to pay attention to poetry. During August I looked at all the poems I have finished but have never been published. I chucked all the dead, withered ...