Number 3 is about focus, the coach states that you cannot finish anything until you have focus. This is what is needed to make a career out of writing. It is said that many people can have a one hit wonder but only the career writers have focus. I fit into the category of someone…
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…
The following information comes from the You Tube tech show Threat Wire, from the same people that bring you HAk5 a tech show. It seems the government in the US has issued “2511” letters to ISPs that basically gives then immunity for charges under the “wiretap act” As long as these companies are participating in…
I watch some you-tubers and I have watched/read interviews with authors on how they are so productive. I have tried at home to be more productive but despite having no young kids anymore I can’t seem to get it to work for me, I can have a solid 4 hours in my office and manage…
Just watched a video from Philip Defranco on Youtube…. It was showing the fighting at Wallmart in the states when Americans were in what can only be described as a mosh pit trying to get to the deals in the electronics section. It makes for sobering viewing when you see these people pushing and shoving…
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…
So it’s nearly 1 in the morning and I have a busy day ahead, I had planed an early night because of this but instead I got drew into reading Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind. I have read the book several times and it is by far one of my favourite series (Sword of…
On the family day out on Saturday we ended the day in Whitby, so I could visit a second hand bookshop there. While I was there I saw Misspent Youth again, I had previously not bought it as I wasn’t sure if I had it. But now that I can check my collection with the…
It’s midnight and I am closing in on the end of another procrastination mission, I started to watch Californication as I started it previously but didn’t get too far. It has taken just over a week so burn through seven seasons of the show, got to say it is fantastic, but again has taken me…
I’ve been told I have a problem, my family hasn’t gone as far as an intervention but I always feel they are on the verge. I am on course talking about my addiction to buying books. I saw a meme a while ago that said book buying and book reading were two different hobbies and…