They say bad things always happen in threes and I can agree. So, after my stiff neck I developed a nasty cold. That I can handle. It means I don't get much work done but it is okay. Then I went for a nap, in order to get over the cold. My window was open… Continue reading Three times…
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A pain in the neck
No, I mean really. I'm not sure why but at the moment I have a massively stiff neck. At first I thought it was a migraine but then it stuck around. Some mornings I would wake up with a slight pain and other mornings all I could do was hold my head and roll over.… Continue reading A pain in the neck
Snow!
It's snowing here in Wales. What does that mean? Well, more accidents than normal. I mean, so far there have been two in a small village not far away and at least one on the coast road. Doesn't sound like much? I suppose if I lived in a large urban area it wouldn't be but I… Continue reading Snow!
Blogs that are books
I miss The Gone.... I wrote it just over a year and every week or more I would upload a post that was essentially another part of the book. It was weird to do as I couldn't edit. But it kept my mind sharp. And now, just a few months later, I find that I… Continue reading Blogs that are books
Time.
At the beginning of the year it felt like I had loads of time. I set myself some tasks that were a little ambitious, especially if you consider the problems I have with words in the first place. I do have a bad case of the dyslexia... It even hit last night while I was… Continue reading Time.
Over-writing vs not
The last story I wrote I found that I had written far more than I needed. The result was that I cut huge areas of the story and submitted it to the competition. It was turned down and they sent feedback. Some of the problems stemmed from the names I had given my characters (an… Continue reading Over-writing vs not
Well, that’s a surprise…
Yesterday Dad staggered into the kitchen after feeding the chickens and he was as white as a sheet, which, considering he is half Indian, was an achievement. "What's up?" I asked. "We just got new stock..." "Huh?" I was completely confused but he led us all outside, Mum, Me and my sister's kids, who we… Continue reading Well, that’s a surprise…
A Customer Review!
I'm bad at marketing... In fact, I'm probably the worst. I log onto author central at Amazon maybe a few times a year. I know... It's terrible. I ought to be pushing my books and writing more about them. Posting them on my blog and tweeting them. Only when other writers do it I find… Continue reading A Customer Review!
The Rescue…
"It's going down to minus seven tonight," Dad says. "What?" I ask. I've just opened my laptop to start work on a monologue for a scriptwriting competition. "Minus seven," he repeats. "Damn!" I slam the laptop closed and jump to my feet. "What?" Dad asks. "The tomatoes!" Now in any other house that would be… Continue reading The Rescue…
Research or not to research
Normally I research as I write. When a tricky subject comes up I hit the books and Google and find out what I can. Except that this slows up my writing. A lot. So this time I have started an experiment. I took two weeks out before I began the book, and I researched the… Continue reading Research or not to research
Kate Murray - Cleaver 