Will Vigar

poet. writer. imposter.

Novel Update

I got the revised proof back yesterday. Apart from the slight ‘indent’ problem on the dedications page as seen above, it was bloody gorgeous! Except… when I gave the okay … Continue reading

January 8, 2026 · Leave a comment

Love, Death and the Crucial Three Update.

The proof arrived, and I wasn’t happy. Word was being weird (who’d’ve thunk), and although everything looked fine on the doc. There were enormous gaps in the text and often … Continue reading

January 5, 2026 · Leave a comment

Is this thing on?

So…my last post was back in April. That’s… not great. In my defence, I got post-PhD fatigue and could not bear the idea of writing. I had a couple of … Continue reading

December 31, 2025 · 1 Comment

Firefrost and Fundindelve – Travels around Alderley Edge (Part One)

i. Firefrost and Fundindelve The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, Alan Garner’s 1960 novel has had me entirely in thrall for almost 50 years. It is a timeless tale of good versus … Continue reading

February 3, 2025 · Leave a comment

Trial Lovecraftian Pastiche/Wibbling

I had to knock out two thousand words for an exercise in the workshop section of my MA. I had a few notes on a Lovecraft pastiche idea I had … Continue reading

November 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

Going Home: Keats – Episode 25

May 18th Mook seemed in a better mood today. Spiggy decided that something urgent needed doing, so undoing more rooms wouldn’t be the best idea. I don’t really think he … Continue reading

November 6, 2016 · Leave a comment

Going Home: Keats – Episode 22

After playing some Bach, which Spiggy dismissed as ‘music box rubbish’, we sat down for breakfast. Spig was his usual inscrutable self; Mook, again, had something on his mind. He … Continue reading

August 25, 2016 · Leave a comment

Going Home: Keats – Episode 21

As expected, the skin wasn’t looking great; grey and squamous . . .

July 27, 2016 · Leave a comment

Going Home: Keats – Episode 20

When we opened the main doors. It was X-Ray Spex. I could hear X-Ray Spex!

July 22, 2016 · Leave a comment

Going Home: Keats – Episode 19

“Well it’s quite primal thing. A lot of animals sleep with their tribe. It’s safety, comfort and warmth. And we are just animals after all.”

June 27, 2016 · Leave a comment