Each year the BFS holds a writing retreat at Gladstones Library and as it’s for a limited number you have to apply and then names are drawn out of a hat. I applied for last year’s retreat but did not manage to get a place. When I applied for this year I was so glad…
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…
“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…
I was reading the Sun paper and again wanted to vent at the absolute ridiculousness of this country….. The Article is entitles “Victory for Evil” European judges have decreed that our courts cannot give actual life sentences to murderers. The Grand Chamber of the European court of Human rights has backed the complaints of three…
Finish reading the first book and have started doing Assignment 1, Now, why do I want to be a writer?
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…
it has finally happened…. I bought a new iPod a while ago and despite always taking the mick out of Apple I love how smooth the use is. So this week I got myself an iPad 4 and I just took the plunge and bought a MacBook Pro. I am also looking at getting an…
A while ago I started creating a universe full of races and alliances so that I could then create stories and novels all based in the same universe, this would allow me to introduce characters and civilisations in shorts or novels and then let them cross over. Something that I have seen in others writing…
Well…. the last post on this blog was 6 months ago. It was my new year post and I had so many dreams. Admittedly the same dreams I have each year and each year I don’t really get too far into them. So far this year I have done little writing progress, read less than…
I was sent this image from the amazing How I met your mother tv show recently in response to the number of books I am buying, I don’t blame anyone for thinking that I needed an intervention, even if it is a joke. I have loved reading most of my life and it is extremely…
