The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,600 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading
Getting Back on Track
December lies ahead full of promises and good intentions. Behind me lies NaNoWriMo, but not a fourth successive win. Congratulations are due to all those who achieved the magic 50k words, or more, I know what you did to achieve that target. This confession is my contribution to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group day, in the … Continue reading
Here is my interview with Roland Clarke
Originally posted on authorsinterviews:
? ? Name: Roland Clarke Age: 61 Where are you from? I live in Harlech, North Wales, with a view from my office window of Snowdon. A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc: I was brought up in South East England by an English father and Anglo-Chilean…
Why Ignore the Symptoms?
Ignorance is bliss, supposedly, but that is not the answer. Nor is this a post about Writing. Health is today’s imperative – your health. This is my contribution to the Survive and Thrive Bloghop! This blogfest, hosted by Stephen Tremp, Michael Di Gesu, L Diane Wolfe, and Alex J Cavanaugh, is “meant to bring … Continue reading
Is there life or death in the Apocalypse?
Are you prepared for the apocalypse? Or have you been scared off? On the one hand some people, especially agents, have had enough – or so they say. Yet, there are still books and movies in the apocalypse genre being released – e.g: The Colony. Is the genre going through an operatic death as the … Continue reading
Launch Day Mnemonics
Having struggled through a frantic first book launch, I need to avoid a repeat performance. So this handy name mnemonic – memory device – helps recall some of the key elements. Using the first letter of each element spells TROUP, as in Bobby Troup, composer of ‘Get Your Kicks on Route 66’ – play any … Continue reading
