Category: being an author

• Ideas count as productivity, right?

  The above tweet is not only a shining example of the kind of dazzlingly witty offering I make over on that strange platform but a fair indication of my state of mind. I am trying to write, but my brain is like a sack of cats floating along a river… some ideas are treading water,…

  October 9, 2022

  A. B. Finlayson, author, being an author, blog, diary, Inspiration, writing

• The unprofessional professional

  Let’s be honest, I’m not particularly good at this whole ‘professional author’ gig. The truth is, I’m not entirely sure I am one anyway, and I certainly won’t feel like I’m cresting that little hill until I hold my book in my hands. As I write this, my debut novel should have been out for…

  September 10, 2022

  A. B. Finlayson, A. Crazy World, author, being an author, blog

• Flibbertygibbets and jiggerypokery

  A lot has happened in a short space of time so I thought I’d write a little post to let everyone know what the flibbertygibbets is going on. – The Book and the Blade has a new release date – February 28th, 2023. I’ve known for quite a while that this was going to happen…

  August 18, 2022

  A. B. Finlayson, A. Crazy World, author, being an author, blog, books, diary, publishing, TheBookandtheBlade, writing

• A few things…

  There are now less than seven weeks to go until The Book and the Blade is released into the wild so I thought I’d write a little post in order to give some updates. – pre-orders for the ebook are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Booktopia, Kobo and more – pre-orders for hardback and…

  July 23, 2022

  A. B. Finlayson, A. Crazy World, author, being an author, blog, diary, publishing, Reviews, TheBookandtheBlade, writing

• Premature ejaculation

  

  Premature Adjective Occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early. Ejaculation Noun Something said quickly and suddenly. I’ve had a habit of this my whole life (stop giggling and get your mind out of the gutter. We’re using the Queen’s English here). What I mean is, I regularly do or say something…

  July 16, 2022

  A. B. Finlayson, author, being an author, publishing, writing

• In Terms of Terms This is it!

  MY BOOK COMES OUT THIS TERM! As a teacher by day (and a barely functioning man-child by night) much of my life is controlled by bells, schedules and timetables. Even now, during the school holidays, I have a Pavlovian response to sniff out the nearest coffee at 8:15, 10:55 and 3:01, but it’s not just…

  July 2, 2022

  A. B. Finlayson, A. Crazy World, author, being an author, books, publishing, TheBookandtheBlade