Short Story collection free all this week
My book of short stories, For You I Hide This, is available for free all this week from the Amazon Kindle store. Go download it now while it’s free. Here’s a preview: For you I hide This A fascinating collection of twelve short stories drawn from Nigel’s experiences and imagination. A magical trail under the stairs offers a glimpse into a future self, the hidden words written on postcards on a wall, a cat who...… Read more
New Sugardrum live video
I have a new live video over on my Sugardrum music website, and a little story behind the making of it. … Read more
Social media for musicians
There are a fair number of guides on the web, listing what the author thinks are the best social media websites for musicians to use. Most of them pick the usual popular big two of Facebook and Twitter, ignoring some of the slightly lesser known sites. This guide is slightly different in that I list the websites and services I have used as a musician over the past 19 years with the added knowledge that...… Read more
A simple way to lazy load embedded Youtube videos
Like most musicians I use embedded YouTube videos on my website. They look great, but can really slow the page down. This is especially true if you have more than one of them and is due to the browser having to download extra content from another server. Not only can this affect the experience for the user but it could also have an affect on your page ranking on Google. Fortunately, you can get around...… Read more
Photo: Early Morning Running Is Usually The Prettiest
I was fortunate to go for a run early enough yesterday morning to catch the view below with the mist still hanging over the lake and grass. It was a beautiful sight. I also nearly got a photo of the geese flying low across the lake but they were a little too quick for me - next time. A photo posted by Sugardrum (@sugardrum) on Dec 13, 2016 at 1:02am PST … Read more