Because I have a splash of OCD it has always bothered me that some of my book collections are different formats or different sizes. As I like to keep my books and am building a nice collection for certain series I want to make sure I have a really nice, uniform collection. I am wanting…
The e-reader is a convenient way to read books without having to carry around heavy physical books. The battery life normally lasts a couple of weeks and as it is purely for reading it is not loaded down with rubbish like tablets. The e-reader has been around for a long time, the first commercial one…
I may not be doing the NaNo now but I have come to one of the last meet ups. It feels strange to have a few people sat round a table and no one talking, I almost feel like I should be making conversation. But the idea of these meet ups is to write, with…
Since late September I have been planning for this years NaNo. For once I am actually managing to keep up the momentum, I have my plans for the NaNo novel underway and I am managing to keep posting on here, so for once I am hopeful. I am also going to try and Vlog my…
It’s getting closer to the end of the month and after our family holiday in September, I will be going to the British Fantasy Society’s Fantasy Con event. Lots of panels, stalls, and more importantly books. It’s a bit daunting as I am off down on my own but from the looks of it, I…
I had so many plans for this years NaNo, you tube videos, blog posts etc, I should have known I wouldn’t have the time to do this, but I am optimistic each year. Well the image says it all, I was worried from the first day that I would fail again as I could never…
Hi All, since winning Nano in November I bet you can guess how much writing I have done to maintain that awesome achievement…. yes, you are right, almost nothing :O Gods Pawn Since then I have done a few thousand words on the project and I am not going to hit my target of having…
We came to Scarborough about a month ago with the youngest daughter, it was a good break but bless her she doesn’t like all the walking around and this ends up causing her to moan, so when we got back I booked a break for just me and Trace. Rather than just come straight here…
The group Defense Distributed in Austin, Texas has printed a 3D gun and successfully fired it. It took them a year to develop and they have said that they plan to release the blueprints online. Sure to be a massive warning bell for the manufacturing industry as 3d printing becomes more and more consumer friendly….