The Madness that is 118 118
When I was a kid it cost 10p to use a BT phone box and there were not mobile phones, if you needed directory enquirers to find a number you didn’t need to take out a mortgage to do so. Today since the privatization there are now several companies offering this service. the most prevalent…
NaNoWrMiMo Writing meetup
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…
Shamed into getting off my butt!
A friend of mine that I regularly talk to about writing has just finished his second book (1st was self published) in all of the time it has taken him to write these two books I have…. wait for it…. written less than one short story in the universe I have been busily planning. It…
A Cure for Wellness mini review Warning Spoilers ahead
Warning spoilers may be ahead…. I went to see this film on Monday 27th Feb and watching the trailer beforehand I was expecting a shock horror type of film, I even thought from the trailers that there could be some alien overtones. I was wrong. The basic idea is a young executive is sent to…
Writing in the dark
I was in a routine with posting but then I stopped putting the reminder on my Kanban board and so no posts were made…. interesting! I have been reading a book lately which is in favor of pantsing, it is called writing in the dark and it is around that theme. What the book is…
Plotting, or Pantsing
I know where I sit, I have tried for many years of NaNo Pantsing. this is where you just sit and type, see where the story takes you. Although I found that this was not for me. I would start well and generally I always know how a story is going to end, but I…
Brexit – A small rant!
My recent trainer purchase has prompted this, I did have all of this as part of that post but then it just seemed like I had gone off on a total tangent, so I have separated it. I try not to get involved in the politics, it just doesn’t interest me, I find it hard…
Tv Procrastination
I can’t seem to stop myself, every time I finish a series instead of using that time to write or do my web design course I start again. The latest one I am watching is suits, don’t get me wrong when I am watching it I don’t mind as it is a brilliant show, but…