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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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