FUN FACTS about Nigel
* He is the founder member of 60s revival band Johnny and the Retreads.
* He was knocked down by a Post Office van in 1952 running across the road for penny stale cakes.
*He wrote his favourite one line poem when working in Manchester
*He was Sheffield's worst trainee teacher
* His great great grandfather wrote the Blaydon Races (the North East anthem).
* In Hull he used to shout at Philip Larkin at midnight.
* Nigel hitch-hiked to Cornwall with his girl friend and a cat in 1966.
* His book Buddhism#now tackles the questions the Buddha wouldn't answer.
* He is the world authority on children's attention seeking.
* Nigel writes poetry for people who don't like poetry.
* He created a giant, ephemeral art work in the Tate Modern turbine hall (oops! without asking). See Press Release under ARTICLES
* The scars from many years teaching eventually led to a PhD about mess.
* As a co-counsellor he spent countless hours on the weepy cushion.
* He invented upright swimming / a use for the hole in a biro / fabric patterns for slobs/ and a low-tech diary for a high-tech phone.
CONTACT mellor.nigel@googlemail.com
(click) www.nmellor.com
twitter: nigelmellor123
NEW BOOK
The Dreams of Andy Bandit
This is Nigel's groundbreaking debut novel. It is a philosophical suspense based around Buddhism and lucid dreams.
{N.B. Temporary front cover picture. Book needs a suitable dream image}
PEACE AND WAR
Mellor approaches deep philosophical quandaries through the prism of pithy aphorism … [his] poems explore the dark spaces … "Beware of words" is breathtaking. Alan Morrison The Recusant.
Strong and compelling ... I really like the variety of tone, the range, the inventiveness and the comic anger. Andy Croft Smokestack Books.
PAPERBACK: (click) PEACE AND WAR
Raucous videos of book launch
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TYPICAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & BRIEF REPLIES
(of course, you may ask any questions you want)
1. Why did you write “The Dreams of Andy Bandit”? It just wrote itself in a year when I had other things planned. I could not stop it.
2. What was the inspiration for this book? Many years studying Buddhism and "messy method".
3. What's the most important thing readers will gain from this book? (Hopefully) some fun and a curiosity about Buddhism and messy research methods.
4. People listening to this programme / reading this magazine often struggle with philosophical issues. What's your best advice on how they can deal with that? Take it a bit at a time. Look for simple books - if the author hasn't made it clear, that's not your fault. Focus on one or two areas only.
5. When do you write? Is it easier to write in the morning or at night? This book bubbled up all day and all night. But I wrote it down each morning
6. Who's your favourite writer? No single person, just moving words from dozens of authors. Currently I adore Hilary Mantel. I hate finishing each page and getting nearer the end of the book. I want them to go on for ever.
7. How do you write about subjects that are potentially difficult to understand? Break them up with action chapters and dialogue. Each word you write should be simpler than the concept you are trying to explain - you shouldn't need a dictionary.
OTHER POPULAR BOOKS
Buddhism#now: Big Questions. Inner peace. LOL.
(click) Buddhism#now
For the Inquiry: Poetry of the dirty war
(click) For the Inquiry