Sweet Nothings

As promised/threatened  here , my first* novel " Wrecking Crew " has just been released into the wild. Inevitably, my submissions to literary agents have not quite generated a game-changing buzz or triggered a ferocious bidding war. Still, I'd like to re-emphasize that my being forced to sail the self-publishing seas may not be because my work is entirely terrible, but could instead be due to its lack of marketability or resistance to being pigeonholed into a tried and trusted genre. I hereby invite you to be the judge. Behold the generic clipart cover! In fairness, I like words more than pictures. "Wrecking Crew" was inspired by a flight from Key West to Orlando at the beginning of November 2014, the transition between the first, relaxing phase of our honeymoon in the beautiful Florida Keys to several days of theme park-based craziness at Disney World. Because most people undertake this journey by car, and because Key West airport is adorably dinky, we...

Ironically, it actually was freezing that evening. Stupid unseasonal weather. There are many ways to do Disney. Back in 2007 I had a fantastic holiday in the Orlando area with (or should I say in spite of) an ex and her friends, but we stayed in a villa a few miles away in Kissimmee and failed to execute any kind of forward planning. This time, my beautiful new wife and I splashed out to stay in the Beach Club, one of Disney's own huge array of resorts (it being our honeymoon and all) and we... okay, she planned everything down to the last detail. If 'Strictly Regimented Fun' isn't Disney's motto then it should be. The exhaustive and exhausting Unofficial Disney Guide book contains hundreds of pages of info on every possible aspect of your trip to the Greater Orlando area. This book. Dining plans. Fastpass plus. Touring plans. Early entry. Extra magic hours. All these are your weapons in the war against Disney queues and fully booked attractions. Beach Cl...