Bleh

I have no excuse for the lack of posts really….. A close friend of ours passed away and we went to her funeral a couple of days ago, then a couple of bikers died in an accident up north who I had seen when I goto pitstop cafe but never actually spoke to. I got…

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Procrastination is winning

I keep reading in my writing books and magazines that I shout make an effort to write everyday. I have setup a desk downstairs so that i can write without bothering the wife when she wants to sleep. I still have not done any there yet. I really need to get my ass in gear…

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18 Year old inventor

Sometimes I read articles that just make my head spin…… I have a 18 and 19 year old in the house and to be honest its an achievement if they can get out of bed (i’m exaggerating of course) but seriously they are normal teenagers. Justin Beckerman is 18 and yet has build several fully…

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Facebook

At the same time this is extremely useful and the bane of my bloody life, sometimes I wish I could be like the less technological friends of mine, they are not on FB, don’t bother with computers that much, god knows if they miss anything at all but I find I cannot let go of…

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Xbox One

When I got in from work tonight I watched the Microsoft live broadcast for the review of the new console. Xbox One, so named as they are promoting it as the centerpiece of any home media system, the one device that will do everything. I have to admit I don’t usually flock to be the…

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Planning……

I know what I have to do….. I know when I need to do it by….. and yet it is a day until the start of NaNo and although I have done significantly more planning than other years I still don’t think I have done enough, I wanted a fully planned out novel this time…

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Procrastination wins

The challenge is approaching and I still haven’t had a word with Trace. I need to get a plan in place this weekend on how I am going to do this. Otherwise, I won’t do this. Just like I never got around to starting Camp Nano. So far Procrastination is winning. Onto the next battle.

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Camp NaNoWriMo

As you will have seen from previous post I have taken part in NaNoWriMo in November for the past 6 years, I have never took part in the April Camp NaNo event. This year I am going to, it is similar to November only, you set your own goals and depending on the genre you…

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NaNoWriMo 2022

I have been doing NaNo for 12 years and in that time I have managed to finish twice. this year I decided I needed some motivation after watching a video on how to incentivize yourself. I bought a £50 voucher for Amazon and then gave it to my wife. I told her if I finished…

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