For a long time I have tried joining writers groups on FB and looked for years for something local to me. I have tried a couple and either not felt comfortable or the more common theme is groups that start then peter out very quickly. Joining a group for NaNo years ago has netted a…
Its so hard to get kids to watch anything with you these days. War of the Planet of the Apes is due out in a week or so, to get ready me and the wife sat down to watch number 1 (Rise) and then as we were in the mood number 2 (Dawn) The 13…
So this is my first post of June 17, I was going to give myself a word count for each day but instead I think it is best at this point to just give myself a small goal and then build up. I am in the middle of my week off and for most of…
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…
So I am a biker, something I wished I had done when I was 17, especially given what it cost and the hoops when I finally did do it. But at least I did it in the end. 6 years ago I passed my. test and apart from a small window I have always had…
“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…
This one always makes me cringe….. I am the first to scoff at the whole idea of New years resolutions because although I make them each year nothing seems to change. I have spent a great deal of time lately looking at my life. Where I wanted to be in the future. I have started…
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…
I have managed to keep up the posting, although i’m not taking my own advice and still doing it last thing at night and so on some nights I have forgot. I really need to take control of my time management somehow. Anyway tonight’s post will be about Yahoo, you remember that site. It’s the…
Almost time to go back to work again, tomorrow off to take care of a few things and try to organise how I can sort my finances out. I need to be out of debt…… I think I am going to be looking at buying my house very soon. I really need to get some…