Category Archives: novels

Choosing Isn’t Easy

Posted on May 5, 2018 by TanGental

I hosted a small writers’ retreat this weekend gone. Each of us was at a different stage in production of our latest work. In my case I’ve been editing the sequel to my first book. That edit finished on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Dithering…

Posted on Oct 16, 2015 by TanGental

For a few days now, while I’ve been away with friends, one writing topic has been bugging me. Nano 2015. You know, National Novel Writing Month where you spend November in a  frizz of anxiety and anticipation, trying to churn … Continue reading →

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Nerves

Posted on Sep 11, 2015 by TanGental

I see myself as calm, in control. I don’t flap. And then I have to go to an airport, train station, bus garage and I go all to pieces. Perhaps it’s a residue from my holiday planning incompetence. We travelled … Continue reading →

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Titled classes

Posted on Sep 1, 2015 by TanGental

When I joined the city law firm I was destined to stay at for the rest of my career, in 1981, I came from a fusty dusty antediluvian practice that felt Dickensian in comparison. We had old books, a photocopier … Continue reading →

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Salisbury Square

Posted on Mar 26, 2015 by TanGental

Thursday: afternoon Jan Nowak sat at a wooden bench, leaning his elbow on the sun bleached table. To his left the faded elegance of Brockwell House created a deep shadow over the steps which led to the café. A couple … Continue reading →

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