I have started to prioritise reading again in a bid to actually try and get through the massive amount of books I have. Each year I seem to buy significantly more than I read. I need to do something about that, so I have started reading a lot more. I was trying to finish what…
I was just reading an article from Writers Magazine Sept15 (Back to School) and in the first paragraph it has the passage: “You’re not a proper writer if you don’t get excited by new pens, notebooks and Post-It notes” This made me chuckle because although I am very tech savvy and have many gadgets I…
I am a subscriber in three writing magazines and when I am reading through I am forever seeing advertisements for writing conferences or retreats. It’s frustrating as I really like the look of these but for someone like me they are out of my reach. Most of them are down south, there don’t appear to…
Sat down to do tonight’s writing and I am struggling to stay awake, but I was determined to get something down so I can try and keep up with this challenge. I am away Sunday/Monday so will also have to make sure I try and keep up with it then as well. Quite happy that…
I’m doing it again, I had a conversation with a friend today about magic systems and had just about decided to restart my NaNo project Dragon Lords. Then I read an excerpt from an upcoming book from a favourite author, this made me pick up my NaNo book 13th Earth – Before the Dawn, reading…
Indecision For a long time I have been planning the Sci-fi universe in which I will be writing many stories, I like the idea of building a place where it can all happen. Even if they don’t intersect with each other, at least they are all in the same universe and if needed I can…
Where do you do your creative thinking? I have an office and this is where I should be doing my work but I made the mistake of filling my “man cave” with stuff! When I am in here supposed to be working I end up watching TV or browsing or playing games. Occasionally I do…
It’s been a while so I thought I had better make an effort to get something posted. When logging in there were several comments to approve…… spam obviously but you have to wonder what kind of idiot thinks these up, or falls for them. Seriously it is vague useless crap that tries to make it…
The e-reader is a convenient way to read books without having to carry around heavy physical books. The battery life normally lasts a couple of weeks and as it is purely for reading it is not loaded down with rubbish like tablets. The e-reader has been around for a long time, the first commercial one…