Author Archives: Columbo

Christmas has gone and the new year beckons.

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Columbo

That time of year has finished again. Our favorite holiday in this house. Our kids have grown up and had kids of their own but this doesn’t stop us from celebrating Christmas like we always have. For the last few … Continue reading →

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November Update

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Columbo

My last post was on Oct 9th and was full of plans and hope. that hasn’t come to pass as I am sure you are shocked to learn. Instead a combination of lack of planning (despite starting at a time … Continue reading →

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Preptober

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Columbo

It’s October 9th and I am cracking on with Preptober. I have found a new writer that does youtube videos and resources to help other writers, her details are below. Sarra Cannon Website – https://heartbreathings.com/ YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCasYwEzMc7tjKuAS-vtDYPw One of … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to look a lot like…

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Columbo

I wish… the weather has changed in the last week from warms days where it’s hard to concentrate in the office because of the heat to me having to close the windows to keep warm while working. I must admit … Continue reading →

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What I love to do

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Columbo

I’m not talking about family or anything like that, but my hobbies, what I like to do when I can manage to stave off the procrastination enough to get it done. Reading/Books I love books, sounds like something you would … Continue reading →

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Accountability

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Columbo

Nanowrimo season rapidly approaches, as well as planning for this to ensure I have a good outline to complete a novel this year I am working on a small short story project for Christmas. Something I have also been meaning … Continue reading →

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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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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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