Nom de plume
“An assumed name used by a writer instead of their real name; a pen-name:” Oxford Dictionary I will start this by saying I understand why some writers feel the need to use a pen name, maybe they are are writing in a genre they are not usually known for. Or they want to see how well…
Post Apocolyptic
I used to like watching the odd post apocalyptic series or movie, but now it seems they are everywhere. The walking dead the most visible i assume but others are all over. Last night I heard of a series called the last ship that follows survivors of the end of the human race that are…
Vatta’s War – SF Series I have just finished
Book 5, Victory Conditions, Elizabeth Moon Warning Spoilers ahead… you have been warned! Vatta’s War is a military SF series that is comprised of 5 books. This one being the last. I will be the first to admit that I am easy to please when it comes to films or books. Its not often I…
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
I wish… the weather has changed in the last week from warms days where it’s hard to concentrate in the office because of the heat to me having to close the windows to keep warm while working. I must admit to hoping for the cooler weather to come, but I like the happy medium. We…
Procrastination and Social Networking
I would love to use a tool to monitor the time I waste looking through social networking websites, Facebook or twitter. I can sit at my machine and seem to do nothing but refresh the page and look at crap….. then I wonder why I get nothing done. I have tried quitting several times but…
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…
progress… or not….
This is my first post in 2019 and I will have to start on a slight negative. I am 12 days into the month and I have been watching tv in the office and haven’t managed to get much writing done. Although I have been doing some of my favourite procrastination, world building. Tomorrow is…
Another Mini Break, this time no kids….
We came to Scarborough about a month ago with the youngest daughter, it was a good break but bless her she doesn’t like all the walking around and this ends up causing her to moan, so when we got back I booked a break for just me and Trace. Rather than just come straight here…