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• For you to read

  By James Ellis on April 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  I’d like to tell you why I’m so excited by An Other’s Look that I can override my natural awkwardness and ask people to help me; why I am willing to thump the drum and rattle the cup and toot the whistle… Read More ›

• Frome FM (96.6FM)

  By James Ellis on April 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  If you fancy some lunchtime conversation, tune into the Frome FM Book Club (96.6FM or online) on Friday, 27th April, at 1pm. I will be talking about An Other’s Look and how I came to write it. I’m doubly excited… Read More ›

• The Wrong Story Blog Book Tour

  By James Ellis on April 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Wrong Story, is going on a blog book tour. Here’s the poster with its itinerary. I’ve asked it to send postcards. Do you think I should have a tour T-shirt made up? By the way, if you want to… Read More ›

• An Other’s Look – The Journey So Far

  By James Ellis on April 5, 2018 • ( 0 )

  If you’ve already seen this video on FaceBook and Twitter then I do apologise, but I like it so much I thought I’d share it with you. https://youtu.be/3Z0YwYNB0HA Join the journey.

• Exploring the real world… swimming

  By James Ellis on April 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  March, 2018 It’s been a very good six months since Sally and I moved to Bradford on Avon. We love the cheesemonger and the bookmonger and all the beermongers. We’ve been for walks, met friends and entertained visitors. But most… Read More ›

• A day in the life of a creative writer

  By James Ellis on March 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  (The Gudgeon magazine ran a monthly feature called ‘A Day In The Life…‘ A Day In The Life Of A Creative Writer was featured in their February 2018 edition.) Days are different depending on where I am in the writing process. I’m… Read More ›

• Don’t hand out leaflets, Stephen. I’ll do it.

  By James Ellis on February 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  My next few months are now defined – crowdfunding my new novel, An Other’s Look, which is going to be published by Unbound. The site has gone live and here it is! I spent all last year writing it, following… Read More ›

• The Gudgeon

  By James Ellis on February 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  When you walk across the town bridge in Bradford on Avon, three things are likely to strike you. The first is the wing mirror of a passing car. The second  is the town lock-up which is affixed to the bridge…. Read More ›

• Beasts, Tentacles, Early Days & an Unruly launch

  By James Ellis on October 27, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Wow. After nine months strapped to a keyboard writing The Other’s Look, when nothing much happened other than my elbow snapped (it now has a sticky-out bit, like a cartoon elbow, which I quite like), there’s been a flurry of… Read More ›

• A bone is born

  By James Ellis on October 10, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  I’ve broken my elbow. To be precise, I’ve fractured it. To be utterly accurate, the end of my funny bone has been chipped off. I’ll leave the gags to you. I was knocked over by a group of charging youths… Read More ›