by Chris Harris Over the past few months, I’ve been documenting something I’d talked about doing for years: writing and publishing a book. These pieces were written as it happened, recording the ideas, the writing, the mistakes, the editing and the occasional moments when I wondered what on earth I’d started. The book now exists, … Continue reading Welcome to Denham. Bringing A Village to Life: A Writer’s Journey Part 3. Lost in the Forest of Publishing
Month: September 2026
When Fiction Starts Coming True: The Pop-Up Bar Story
by Chris Harris Revving up for another evening of illegal trading and noise pollution. Denham, the fictitious village where most of my stories are based, is actually based only a couple of miles outside Lewes, where I live. I don’t spend my days deliberately thinking up plot lines or looking around for stories. They tend … Continue reading When Fiction Starts Coming True: The Pop-Up Bar Story
Cruise Control Day 8: Home
by Chris Harris Day 8 of a week aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne, sailing from Southampton to Norway and back. This is not a cruise review so much as a diary of what actually happens when you put 3,000 passengers on a floating hotel, give them unlimited food and, in our case, a drinks package. The … Continue reading Cruise Control Day 8: Home