Andrew Okey

Hey, I mixed plaster, once. Afterwards I was so flooded with testosterone I had to lie down in a darkened room for a week.

Exploring the opportunities to experiment offered by the Premier Inn breakfast bar: I can report that cocoa pops doused in Greek yoghurt makes a surprisingly pleasant breakfast option 😀

I'd never comp with a film, but I stand by my view that my first novel is 'The lives of others' filtered through the lens of 'Pans Labyrinth', using the POV structure of 'Wuthering Heights'. Funny that its never found the right publisher, really... 😅

"Elite human capital" 🤮

Finally my WIP hit 50,000 words and I feel like I'm on the downward slope towards completion🥵. Meanwhile, I think I need to lie down in a darkened room, possibly for a few days #amwriting

I've had an agented book die on subs and 'hard', if anything, underplays the situation!😅

Surely this is the third movie in the franchise, Dumberer and Dumbererer?

Swiss train fail🙄. The very foundations of the world are crumbling

Having curled exactly once, I can confirm that it is, indeed, 1,000,734,268% harder than it looks. But its also brilliant fun, so if you ever get the chance...

The Matterhorn after heavy snow, seen above Zermatt

Only when the clouds cleared did I realise our street is graced by the world's largest Toblerone logo...

Ach, that's a brutally nice rejection🥺

Betty Okey #Mums26.
Such a lovely thing to do, Ian, thank you.

...only with better guitar solos

...though it'll still only take them 2 minutes to drive from Glasson Dock to Barrow-in-Furness...

A handwritten letter to Sarah McIntyre's MP. It asks him to stand up for the UK's children's book illustrators and their copyright and is illustrated with a picture of a serious-looking mouse holding a large pencil.

An important message beautifully presented by writer/illustrator and SoA Fellow Sarah McIntyre.

On the train from Paris to the High Alps, a we're all (over)dressed for the Alps already and the train heating is up high and we're all🥵🥵🥵

50 years ago.
1976: Figure skater John Curry was the first male from Britain to win an Olympic gold in the sport - it was also the country's first medal at the winter games for 12 years.

Set against current standards he was virtually a saint😒

Looks great!😀

A photo of Andrew from the shoulders up against a plain white wall background. He is side-on to the camera so that his body faces to the left but his face is looking directly at us. He has short, dark hair and glasses and he is smiling. He is wearing a bright green and black striped t-shirt.

The Tyne Bridge is pictured in the centre of the frame over a still, reflective River Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Either side of the bridge are buildings with a warmer glow as the sun rises. The words Northern Voices in white lettering feature in the bottom centre of the image.

'Publishers need to understand that Northern writing in no way has to be about the North.'

Northern Voices is back and the first episode of 2026 features prize-winning writer @andrewokeyauthor.bsky.social discussing writing, winning and the North.

on.soundcloud.com/9sgItHGJrHxP...

Winning ugly is what promotion seasons are founded on. Losing undeservedly is the cornerstone of relegation, as Blackburn are all too likely to learn in May.

The more expensive the gift, the cheaper he looks

Every accusation a confession

Some days I knock out 1000 words and barely notice I'm writing. Today I chiseled out just 200, fighting to be productive in at least some small way. And I ask you - which is the greater win? #amwriting

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I've always wanted to know...how DO you tell when a piece of blue cheese has gone mouldy?🤔

#WritingTips #writingcommunity #indieauthor #bravewrite #writing

Yes, apparently 😒

Tbf, his horse would certainly make a better President...

Luckily the bar has been somewhat reprieved. Also, just in case you're interested, I've just published the college's official history (its on Amazon - title is "Never forget: a history of Grizedale College")