Simon Varwell's Blog

Promotion, writing, and a competition (or two)

Posted by Simon Varwell on 17th August 2010

As I stumble from one busy spell to another in both work and “normal” life, I find myself in the briefest of lulls in which I can get stuck into…

On sequels

Posted by Simon Varwell on 10th May 2010

Sequels are funny beasts.  There are great ones, and awful ones.  From across the range of entertainment media, there are classic follow-ups such as Radiohead’s second album “The Bends” or…

Around the country in five dates

Posted by Simon Varwell on 27th March 2010

The whole idea of being “on tour” is an alien one to me, but that’s effectively what I’ve just experienced.  The week before last was my Glasgow book reading, the…

The latest from the mullet book tour

Posted by Simon Varwell on 5th March 2010

Sometimes I almost forget I have a book out.  In the midst of a really hectic period at work and lots going on elsewhere in life, the publicity around “Up…

What next?

Posted by Simon Varwell on 10th February 2010

The launch went well.

Though never having launched a book before, or even attended anyone else’s launch, that’s something of a meaningless statement.  So I’ll stick to the facts: around…