The play is going really well, but audience numbers remain small. If you can recommend Peter Pan Man to anyone living in or around East Kilbride, 01355 261 000 25th May; Edinburgh 0131 650 4673 29th May; Dumfries 01387 253 383 1st June or Livingston ... Read more

PR is not a natural function for an author, however I've been doing my best to sell tickets on behalf of Theatre Broad, who are performing my play about JM Barrie, for several weeks now. It's a bit like having a baby, if you've ever done that, there ... Read more

I've launched a website dedicated to my playwriting activities, although it may spill into prose stuff from time to time. I'm going to be writing a blog on there and, when I work out how, I hope some of you will want to become followers. It is possib... Read more

The cheque's in the post and I so hope it arrives in time to prevent my Blog coming down! Chaos is us at present. The workmen come in drifts and everything's timetable is dictated by when the plaster is dry enough for the next stage to proceed. The... Read more

Sublime! Can a reviewer say fairer? Last night's trip to Glasgow's Theatre Royal, home of Scottish Opera, to see the play that is credited with puting American drama on the world map was a real high spot in my theatre life. Long Day's Journey Into N... Read more

Writing plays is not for the rigid temperament. Take the one Theatre Broad are casting at present: JMB & M'Connachie. There's a lot of information about JM Barrie and I had to select, discard and select again to arrive at anything short enough. E... Read more

Having your play on tour adds a surreal take to the WIP expression. Theatre Broad are casting for a second Scottish tour of their evening: PETER PAN MAN and that includes my own work about Sir James Matthew Barrie with which they open the show. Alth... Read more

Okay, so teachers need to re-charge their batteries but when did we arrive at the current number of school holidays? Grannies of the world unite and make your voices heard. Actually, I suspect I get more writing done when time is constrained than wh... Read more

Romance may very well be in the air but as far as the MS described in my 'Waiting Game' post is concerned, that's where it's staying for the present. No sale! However, I have had a success in the Filler field which I discovered by accident. A write... Read more

The WIP may be wondering where I've got to. Actually it's unlikely there'll be any action until after the weekend as the socialising doesn't seem to stop very soon. Today's activity was a lunch with other members of my writers' group. You know the k... Read more