A day in the life of a Freelance Writer
Anyone can call themselves a freelance writer – just like I can call myself a
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The Blog
A collection of articles from Chris, covering a wide range of topics - from everyday life to new writing projects. Grab a coffee, sit back (or upright, depending on how much you value your posture) and enjoy!
A day in the life of a Freelance Writer
Anyone can call themselves a freelance writer – just like I can call myself a freelance heart surgeon. Thing is, I don’t get any work as a heart surgeon. As a freelance writer though, I can barely keep up. A
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My Guitars
For those who don’t know, I have played guitar for around 17 years. I’m no Eric Johnson, but I’m not bad. ‘Decent’ – that’s the word! As a teenager, playing guitar was my main activity, alongside being moody and awkwardly
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My Coffee Haunts
I love coffee, even though these days I tend to drink more decaf than the actual good stuff. I even had a… tea the other day (gasp). And, as a freelance writer, I’d rather work from cafes than go stir
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Time for a Change!
Right – cup of coffee, laptop, WordPress… Let’s do this! It’s been a while since I’ve updated this website, which acts as both a hub to bring together some of my writing work and a severely underused blog. Most readers
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NEW BOOK: Match of My Life
Hello! It’s been a while, but I’ve been busy working on my latest book, which I am now pleased to announce – Swansea City: Match of My Life! This is a fantastic collection of stories from 16 iconic Swans players,
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Forza Swansea – End of an Era
Here’s a very, very brief post to confirm that I am no longer in charge of ForzaSwansea.com. After six very enjoyable years, I made the decision to pass control to a new party in November 2016, after being unable to
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Chris on BBC Radio Wales
I was invited to speak about Swansea City on BBC Radio Wales Sport earlier this week, which was broadcast live from the freezing cold dugouts of the Liberty Stadium. You can check out the full show, featuring Lee Trundle, Abigail
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Just a quick note to inform people that I’ll be signing copies of Swansea City’s Greatest Games in Waterstones, Swansea on Tuesday, 9th December. It’s just me and a pen – nothing fancy – so come along, buy a book
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Swansea City’s Greatest Games – Launch photos!
On Friday, October 3rd my first book, Swansea City’s Greatest Games, was successfully launched in Waterstones, Swansea. (Picture: South Wales Evening Post) After some fantastic anecdotes and a wonderful introduction from Swansea City club chaplain Kevin Johns, I took to
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Hello there. I don’t update this blog that often (in fact this is only the second time since I created this site last month…), but I thought I’d write a little update about the project that’s been taking up most
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