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DATE SET FOR LAUNCH! - Tuesday, September 21st 2004 4:17 AM
Thursday, October 21st, 2004.   That is the date set for the official launch of my debut novel QuixotiQ here in Bahrain. An agreement has been settled between me and the...
What's the buzz?! - Saturday, September 18th 2004 10:42 AM
I bet you all are dying to know how the interview went.   Well, it didn’t really happen. Funny story.   It was a really strange and awkward day. The show was...
The Madness Begins - Tuesday, September 14th 2004 3:16 AM
Yes, the madness begins!   I’ve a photo shoot tomorrow at 5pm. It’s for the Co-eds magazine interview. This will be a first to me. The editor thinks it would be a...
Here, There and Everywhere - Monday, September 13th 2004 3:00 AM
Just a roundup of what's QuixotiQ been up to online!   Firstly, a special thanks goes out to Ampbriea for putting up a nice little ad of my novel on her lovely website....
The Arrival - Saturday, September 11th 2004 2:11 PM
Today, I finally received my 30 free copies of QuixotiQ.   I've been worrying sick over the past few days that I wasn't going to get those copies, especially when I got...
Strrrrrrrrrrrike!! - Friday, September 10th 2004 2:36 PM
Empty Spaces, a psychological drama, is now appearing on the New England Rogue Journal. It is the third story I get published online within the space of one month! So,...
Pets 'n' Toys! - Thursday, September 9th 2004 3:07 PM
Was just fiddling about and surfing the net when I came across this rather peculiar website. When I did a search for my novel, this is what I came up with. A complete “price...
Things that make me go "Ouch!" - Wednesday, September 8th 2004 1:44 PM
I'm at that dreadful place most feared by writers.   No, no, don't worry. This won't be another ramble on "writer's block"! I am talking about that other place. I'm not...
The Many Tongues of Literature - Monday, September 6th 2004 6:31 AM
I was pleased when I found out that the Guest of Honor at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair – which opens on October 5th - is the "Arab World"! According to the event's official...
Experimenting with the Experimental - Friday, September 3rd 2004 1:38 PM
Another one of my short stories has been published online today.   One of the newest and most exciting fiction e-zines for new and emerging writers, Fictionline.Net is...
Violent Encounters with Pearls! - Thursday, September 2nd 2004 11:44 AM
It’s finally over.   No more standing up for hours and shaking hands of all shapes and sizes, no more awkward moments at not recognizing the person you’ve been...
A little bit o'this a little bit o'that - Wednesday, September 1st 2004 1:10 PM
You can now read Johnny Nys's review of QuixotiQ at Amazon. I am quite pleased with this review, I felt it is honest and straight forward and it pretty much covered all aspects...
The Walk of the Dead and the Dying - Tuesday, August 31st 2004 11:54 AM
My feet ache.   It’s been a long day. One of the longest I can remember for a very long while.   One of my aunties (from my father’s side) passed away...
Forgetting the Old - Monday, August 30th 2004 11:22 AM
I am hoping that Jalboot - that's the title of the short story I'm currently working on - pays due tribute to the pearl divers of old, those brave, poor souls...
How overwhelming! - Monday, August 30th 2004 7:06 AM
More than 3000 visitors in less than one month!   That's gotta be flattering! And I am flattered. Today, up to this minute, my journal has had a whopping total of 3,004...
Updates - Saturday, August 28th 2004 9:57 PM
QuixotiQ can now be obtained through the two major online bookstores Barnes & Noble and Amazon. For more information on that you can either click on the links or visit the...
I've got fungus on my nose! - Friday, August 27th 2004 1:06 PM
Last night I had somewhat of a panic.   It was another one of those fits that perhaps writers have when they notion of finally having their book out to the public hits...
Stage Fright! - Thursday, August 26th 2004 5:37 AM
I was pretty chuffed earlier today when I found out that my debut novel “QuixotiQ” was actually featured as one of the “New & Notable” titles at Binnacle Press!...
What's your number? - Wednesday, August 25th 2004 7:01 AM
Wings Over Sea is completed.   The “long” short story has taken me no less than two months to finish and for one that started off as a 5,000 word long piece, it sure...
The Great 12-Hour Blackout! - Monday, August 23rd 2004 11:56 AM
From 8.30AM to 8.30PM. That is how long it lasted!   All my life I have not witnessed anything like it. It was mad. People were sent back home from work, companies and...
Forgot to mention... - Sunday, August 22nd 2004 3:34 PM
That I've actually made the papers today! The two leading English newspapers in the country ran articles about me and my book. The GDN ran a sort of mini-interview piece whilst...
If it is, does it matter? - Sunday, August 22nd 2004 3:27 PM
Am I making history here?   To an extent, yes I am. And that’s an encouraging and frightening thought at the same time. I was just thinking to myself earlier: “Boy,...
Mad Morning Blues - Saturday, August 21st 2004 1:07 PM
Today's been one heck of a day!   I've spent the entire morning running around the island like a mad dog in search of his misplaced bone! So "knockedout" I was that soon...
Getting the best of me - Friday, August 20th 2004 11:46 AM
I've got a big day ahead of me tomorrow. (for those of you who don't know, Saturday in the humble Kingdom of Bahrain is just another weekday!) I've got to be places, meet faces....
Dream Hang-Overs and Replacement Mice! - Thursday, August 19th 2004 3:38 PM
I've been staring at the comp since early this morning and now my eyes are starting to hurt! Been doing a lot of promotion for the novel. My press releases are now posted at...