The drawn-out dream

I was reading a writing article which talked about not ending your book with a cliché. The article then went on to list some of them. One of them struck a cord with me, this was the drawn out dream, meaning at the end of the book your protagonist wakes up and finds out the…

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May Blog Challenge

Not long ago I read a blog post by Barry Milford where he took on an April challenge to write 1000 words a day for the month of April. I missed the chance then but decided I would try something similar in May, I am not going to write 1000 words a day, but… I…

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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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At the Beach

Me and the wife like to go to the beach. Each time I go I signs like the one below, and each time there are people walking their dogs on the beach! Now we are dog people but it annoys the hell out of me when I see this. The beaches are closed to dogs…

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Cheating!!!

Ok, so I have been busy tonight and only just managed to get on, I know that technically I have missed a day, but as I haven’t been to bed yet I am not going to class this as a miss. As long as I still post later on today 🙂 Started on the addiction…

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Student lecturing the teacher :)

This story seems to be making the rounds at the moment, a student in the US is raging at his teacher. Not sure what happened before one of the students turned on the camera but he seems to be taking offence at the way the teach is delivering the learning. Giving out packets of information…

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6th January 2024 – Preston Park

I decided that this year we will be doing some set days out each month to work my way through a list of places Trace would like to go. It starts with Preston Park which is near Yarm. This is a place we like to go to as once you pay the ticket covers the…

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February update

I have started moving in the right direction. But, not as fast as I expected. Not just because of laziness this time though. My mother in law was in the hospital for a few weeks and then the daughter was having a baby, they have been with us for a couple of weeks so this…

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