Operation Concrete

Starred Inspiration #4

Lots going on, lots to implement and think about, lots to scratch at and tickle, lots to render down and understand, just lots of things. Last week should have been more eventful than it was, but certain messages that were ...Read More

Starred Inspiration #3

So, I’ve been strapped to my desk for the last three weeks now, I’ve revised / rewritten 35,000 words, listened to a lot of Muse, and generally have come up with a very well rendered restructuring of the novel, and ...Read More

Starred Inspiration #2

Normal posts about general creativity and exploring the revisions and re-writes I'm currently doing to Concrete Operational should resume here shortly, in the mean time here's some things that I have collected using my Google reader over the last seven ...Read More

Concrete Operational – CreateSpace Book Review

So, it's been a few weeks coming, but I finally produced and rendered my novel and pushed it through the Amazon CreateSpace self publishing and print on demand system, and I must say, it has been the best experience so ...Read More

Concrete Operational – Lulu Book Review

So, whilst I've been working on the project, the revisions to the novel itself and doing my regular job, I've been trying to test out the the different print on demand services that are available on the internet. As this ...Read More

Op:Con – Website and branding

So, as part of the overall marketing of the novel, the publishing process, an ecommerce solution and to publish the video blog documenting how I get on with everything, I needed a website. Visit this web-site - WebDesign499 for more details. This ...Read More

Op:Con – Gaining sponsors

So, I’m continuing to go through my Arts Council grant application process for Operation Concrete at the moment, and it’s not easy. I’ve put together proposals for massive projects with blue chip clients before now in my professional life, and ...Read More

Concrete Operational – Blurb Book

So, as Operation:Concrete progresses, I seem to be making more and more lists, in ever more detail, on each and every category of thing I need to get done. It’s starting to get slightly ridiculous and things are moving slower ...Read More

Operation : Concrete

I’ve been giving considerable amounts of thought to my application to the Arts Council for a grant, which aims to help my collaborative arts project around the self-publication of Concrete Operational. It’s using up a lot of brain time, ...Read More

Twitter (is my aeroplane)

I like pleasure spiked with pain and Twitter is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Songbird sweet and sour Jane and Twitter is my aeroplane It's my aeroplane Pleasure spiked with pain That motherfucker's always spiked with pain With all the mainstream press Twitter has been getting lately and ...Read More