And I'm not even talking about studying for the PhD but the simple fact of applying. The form is massive... Although, saying that, I did once complete a bigger one. For a while I thought about applying for a CSI post with the police; a forensic officer. I was straight out of uni after completing… Continue reading PhD’s and the fact they consume your life!

One hour into the new year and I'm thinking resolutions... So, the resolutions for 2015: Finish 'The Gone' - yes I know posts can get spotty but I'm hoping to have it completed and up as an ebook before Easter. Write and illustrate a child's book. Get a calender and poster book to the publisher… Continue reading Happy New Year

I find that over the Christmas period I never get to write. I mean it is normally only three or four days, but it is the time when I am exhausted, too tired to even start up the netbook and outline a quick short story. Instead, by evening I am in a stupor of drink,… Continue reading Post-Christmas writing

I know I haven't been on the net for a while, but in my defense there has been a serious amount of making, baking and icing going on. I have made 36 pies, 2 lbs of gingerbread and one large mincemeat and apple pie. The pies were three flavours; apple, apple and ginger and mincemeat.… Continue reading Merry Christmas!

I was back to the doctor today. It feels like I have been ill for the last month... Oh, wait! I have. And I must admit I'm a little grumpy about it. I have missed Christmas parties and meetings, and now that I'm feeling a little more normal my social calendar is clear. But the… Continue reading Getting back to a normal routine…

The writer's carnival has posed a challenge: Every character, every person, everybody has flaws. So the challenge is to show us one of your character's flaws using no more than three sentences. So here is my answer... I stand and look in the mirror, not really seeing what's there. You see, I know that I'm decent… Continue reading A Challenge…

I have been working hard. I've been writing hard, all week. The only problem is that I've been working on someone else's work. So I finish and I sit back, happy. It's not a long piece but it is now a cohesive bit of writing. I have converted an adult text to one that can… Continue reading The reality of life…

And I really wish it didn't. Would I be showing my geek-ness if I said that I long for a Star Trek society where it is who you are that gets you places in life and not how much is in your pocket? Yeah I think my geek is showing tonight... Money is tight, it… Continue reading Money makes the world go around…

December is here already... Where did the time go? I know that I have been plagued with bad luck lately, but it has snuck up on me this year. From this evening I am putting up the local Santa's grotto and getting ready for my last Christmas show. The last! Yet I am sure that… Continue reading The beginning of the month