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I’m not sure if I am just not like other writers but I have no thought to a message behind my writing. I just want to create an expansive series of books for others to enjoy. When I achieve this dream someone, somewhere will unearth the real message behind my writing. Whatever that is…..  

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Update and beyond 2020

It’s been a while since I have given an update and a bit has changed. This post is not going to be a new year new me post…. but it will share some similarities. 🙂 So NaNo was a bust for me, I just didn’t plan enough and like I have most years I got…

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The Writers Bureau

I got tired of the endless Procrastination and the debilitating self doubt so I have signed up with the Writers Bureau for the Comprehensive Writing Course, I know some people do not like that sort of course but when people are useless like me at getting in gear and need the kick up the butt…

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Accountability

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 to get done for many years. To try and help with the planning phases for…

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Update

I can’t quite believe how fast the year is going. Something I have managed to do regularly is read which is something that I love and had started to really get back into it. If I keep going as I am then I will meet my Goodreads goal of 20 books. Onto book 3 of…

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Writing Meetup

I have joined a few writing groups over the years and they all end up where no one talks for weeks on end and nothing seems to happen. So, this year I started a writing group with a fellow writer from one of the other groups. Called Northern Writers, I didn’t want to have something…

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The end of the world

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 us and before long we will all be wandering through a dystopian world trying to…

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Shopping and Shoes!

So I went shopping today with the wife and 10 year old daughter…… I am not the best person to go shopping with I have the attention span of a child when they are walking round looking at clothes. The ten year old daughter is like the typical woman, picking up pair after pair of…

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Camp Procrastination time

It’s July already and that means it’s time for Camp NaNo. Something I have rarely ever tried which is weird given the self-imposed deadlines. But it is something I would like to get into, so it helps with getting some words down. I have decided to try and get something done this time by pantsing…

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