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Mouthing off about: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
I can't really do proper, professional, structured reviews, the patience for that just doesn't come easy to me, so, on this blog, I thought I'd try just mouthing off positively or negatively every so often about books I've read. This is one of them and it has me in a chokehold. So, I hope I can offer something in terms of whether you would like to read a certain book or not, while making you laugh and expressing my enthusiasm for writing in general. Have fun listening to me r

josh locke
Nov 29, 20255 min read
Post: 03/11/2025
Hello there, Lumpies and Gumpies- Posting and writing have had to take a few seats further back, what with rehearsing three shows (all of which you must see if you're able, links at the bottom of this post) and job-hunting (looking at a new teaching assistant, by the way! -swigs celebratory whisky-), along with writer's block and other mental health goblins attempting to kick my not inconsiderable arse. However, with the job secure, I can now put time back into the craft I ha

josh locke
Nov 3, 20251 min read


The Brink 19/09/2025- Character designs
A quick design update on my book, my sister, the inimitable artist who designed the front cover, has created character designs for the...

josh locke
Sep 19, 20251 min read
The Crucible: Short story- Electric mirror
Greetings, my fellow cool, colloquial and chronically cute consumers of literature, this is a new section of my blog (Since having it on...

josh locke
Aug 31, 20251 min read
Brink Update: 09/07/2025
Well, It's been some time. It's been a busy few weeks. I've been rehearsing for a play, trying to complete the first draft of this...

josh locke
Jul 9, 20251 min read
05/06/2025
Apologies for the belated update, it's been a busy and turbulent couple of weeks. Nevertheless, I can say that the first draft is...

josh locke
Jun 5, 20252 min read


Brink update: 09/05/2025
A link to this website is now on Instagram and fully up and running, with a few images to be added. Speaking of which, here's a rough...

josh locke
May 9, 20251 min read
Brink update: 08/05/2025
My first draft trucks along like a sausage roll trying to tumble up a hill. Even though this is the standard process in which...

josh locke
May 8, 20251 min read
The Brink update: 05/05/2025
The first draft of this novella/brainchild is well underway. A basic plot has been established, one in the classic cat and mouse thriller...

josh locke
May 5, 20251 min read
Update 1- 24/04/25- The Brink
I went into writing The Brink thinking that I had completed all the research and had all of the inspiration I needed. I had no idea how...

josh locke
Apr 13, 20251 min read
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