Author Archives: Columbo

You write, so you are a writer!

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Columbo

I have been thinking for a while as do most writers what constitutes a writer, when would I consider myself to be a writer. When is it a hobby as opposed to a calling etc… Imposter Syndrome is a big … Continue reading →

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New year. 2021, what to expect….

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Columbo

Well, we managed to make it through the craziness that was 2020, this time last year I would have been planning to do more writing and making sweeping statements, little did I know what was to come from this crazy … Continue reading →

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NaNo Failure

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Columbo

Partway into October, I started planning my Nano project, but being as it’s me I got bogged down in world-building and plotting characters. The result was the start of Nano and I only had the Prologue, chapter 1, and how … Continue reading →

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Procrastination

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Columbo

2 1/2 months since the last post… I named this blog well. Looking back through the posts it’s a lot of me making plans that don’t seem to go anywhere. Wish I could work out a way to get this … Continue reading →

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Checking in

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Columbo

It’s been two months (to the day), I did say that I wasn’t going to have these long gaps and that using this blog I would start to be a bit more productive. But, as usual, my plans didn’t go … Continue reading →

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Captain, my Captain

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Columbo

So this is the first post in a while that isn’t going to be droning on about writing or relearning teach. I know crazy right… Instead, I felt the need to post an unpaid advertisement for a new drink I … Continue reading →

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Working on updates

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Columbo

It’s been a while again, I haven’t gone very far with my writing as usual. I have been working more on updating my tech knowledge, I also had an interview for a data-related IT job. I am still waiting to … Continue reading →

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Writing Meets and Covid

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Columbo

Motivation can be a strange thing, especially with me. I am lucky that I have an understanding wife and I have an office in which to work. Many people have to write anywhere they can but I have my Batcave, … Continue reading →

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Life, the universe and everything

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Columbo

Isolation…. not as bad for me as other people, I still need to go into the office sometimes to sort deliveries of PPE to our staff. That and I need to do the odd thing for the daughter and grandson. … Continue reading →

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The end of the world

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Columbo

Sometimes I write this blog and I think maybe someone will stumble upon it one day, but given we are in the throes of a pandemic may be the apocalypse I have been reading about for so long is with … Continue reading →

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