I am an easily led person when it comes to writing. If I am watching/reading fantasy I really want to write fantasy. If I am watching/reading science fiction then I want to write that too. I always think it is a good idea to have a project of each on the go for this reason,…
On the family day out on Saturday we ended the day in Whitby, so I could visit a second hand bookshop there. While I was there I saw Misspent Youth again, I had previously not bought it as I wasn’t sure if I had it. But now that I can check my collection with the…
This is advising about getting motivated to sell your writing, no one is going to come to you to ask for it so as a writer you need to be proactive. I don’t have a store of writing to pull on to start doing this, but I am starting the #AStoryAMonth challenge this month so…
You can’t go onto the internet today without seeing some article about how the government is spying on you, your emails etc. can be looked at and you’re not safe…. with this in mind I have been thinking about all of the information of mine that is all over the internet, if I search my…
I found out recently that my great uncle David Nell wrote a book chronicling his time as a POW. My mum told me about it and showed me the copy of the book signed by him for her birthday. Given I would like to be a published writer I liked the fact that a member…
That time of year has finished again. Our favorite holiday in this house. Our kids have grown up and had kids of their own but this doesn’t stop us from celebrating Christmas like we always have. For the last few months (or so) we have been watching Christmas movies. Decorations were up in November before…
I can’t sleep, been to bed for a while and couldn’t drift off so I opened the iPad. I have done it again, over a month between posts. I read somewhere that keeping a blog can be harmful to your writing career as instead of writing you are spending valuable creative time writing on a…
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…
Cineworld Cinemas have a scheme where you pay £17.40 a month and can go to the cinema as much as you like, this also includes 10% off food & drink and 25% off a few places to eat. I had this card before and really didn’t get the use out of it, Cineworld will have…
The wife is a robot, I have never seen anyone walk so much with no complaint, me and the kids are knackered halfway through the day and she is telling us to stop moaning and keep up. By teatime we are struggling to carry on but she is fine, it’s inhuman 🙂 We were up…
