2024

It is now the latter half of January, that point when Christmas is long in the past and you are desperate for payday. roll on this Friday so I can have money again. November and NaNo came and went, I didn’t put in enough time before so not enough planning was done. Early on in…

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Almost a new year

It’s the 30th December 2024 and we have one more day before the dawn of a new year. I haven’t made any concrete plans for 2025 other than some sweeping goals I would like to achieve. The first one is to start regular writing and, in that vein, complete the first draft of Rise of…

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My Writing life…

There is a big thing about imposter syndrome when it comes to writers, it’s not just something that beginners suffer from. I was watching a video from YouTuber Beard of Darkness the other day where he was interviewing Raymond E Feist (the legend) and even he said he still suffers from this when he sits…

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17th June 2017 – Just in case

I have done so well so far and almost finished a post for today but didn’t get it done and I’m not at my conputer now. But…. just came out for a drink with friends sonjust in case I don’t get to finish it later this is my post for the day. Just to make…

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Happy New Year

So the year has started, and again I am goign through what I have said I want to achieve and I came to a realisation. I am trying to do too much, and as a result, I don’t get much of anything done. So… I am going to step back from “planning” too much and…

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Friday Night – Holiday Time

I’m annoyed and I dont really know why, every now and again it comes over me and then I’m hell to live with, I pick at the smallest thing, bring up things that have been bugging me for a while and manage to get at everyone. Tonight is one of those nights and I don’t…

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It’s the Endgame

No Spoilers! It’s been a long hard slog, since 2008 when Iron Man was released to last night when I attended the double bill of Infinity War and then Endgame, the final film in Marvels phase 3. People have complained before even seeing the film that at 3 hours it’s too long. But for me,…

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Geek

Today I let the inner Geek out… I attended my first convention, it’s not that I didn’t want to go before now. It’s just that they are all too far away or too expensive. I got a ticket for Newcastle Film & Comic-con  went with a friend yesterday and had a brilliant time. The venue wasn’t very…

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Planning……

I know what I have to do….. I know when I need to do it by….. and yet it is a day until the start of NaNo and although I have done significantly more planning than other years I still don’t think I have done enough, I wanted a fully planned out novel this time…

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