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After much tinkering with the email client on my PC I can formally announce I am now 100% back in action. But I’m still not happy; not happy with the fact I have to go through this every time I have to reinstall the O/S, which quite frankly shouldn’t need done at all in [...]
Fiction
* Write 20K words on BACCARA BURNING – part-done; 5k
* Write one new short/flash story per month – done
* Re-submit any rejected/recalled short stories – done
* Submit more fiction/poetry competitions – done
Poetry
* Write at least one poem per week – done (plus lots more)
* Complete MS for SILLY POEMS FOR WEE PEOPLE VOL.2 – done
* [...]
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The further I got into yesterday the worse my headache got. The obvious reason would be sudden decompression from the stress of the week prior, which is fair enough but it hampered me in getting to do the things I wanted.
There’s not much really to talk about today. I did more reading than [...]
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Very slow day at work yesterday. Being so tired after such a relaxing time was always going to be tough to pick myself up from, but it was much harder than I envisaged. I struggled to remember things from before Christmas, forgot where keys on my keyboard were, and generally found it a [...]
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We have here a brief interlude in my Christmas/New Year holidays. Freshly passed is the Christmas holidays, packed with fun, food and frolics, and beyond today we have a real break away from home to let our hair down with friends, family, food and frolics. Lots of frolics—I like frolics.
Christmas was packed with [...]
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Saturday’s Beaujolais Breakfast raised £2,633 for Marie Curie Cancer Care, a result double any previous year and proof that it is possible to have a fabulous time while doing good things for others.
The day was a scream from start to finish. I have only made to writing about it in my blog today, [...]
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‘Tis the eve of Halloween and all around mysterious things are happening. Work has pretty much taken over everything I’ve been doing, and there are things happening in the day job just now that I must attend to. I’ve not dropped the ball with absolutely everything though, and have managed to keep a [...]
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It’s been a while but here’s another guest blog spot for you! Christina Katz is currently on a blog tour for hew new book, and I’d like to welcome her here to Freedom from the Mundane for a special interview.
So without any further ado, here’s a little about Christina…
Christina Katz is the author [...]
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First today is some late news that came in last night, all the way from Greenock on the west coast of Scotland.
One of my Harrington wearing buddies (shouldn’t say that; Stevie’s a Morton fan) is one of the proudest Dad’s on the planet today after his son became one of the youngest ever [...]
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Saturday was as relaxing as it was productive. I was up very sharp and writing by 7.30am—Friday’s blog entry and some catch-up on BACCARA BURNING. By 9.30am I was in the centre of Edinburgh waiting for the Edinburgh Book Festival to open. Kind of weird standing outside the gates and looking in to see [...]
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Another long day yesterday but I got some good work done in bits and pieces. The rain stayed off, which was a blessing for my wife, but it’s significantly colder just now. My cold that was threatening has eased off. Relief.
Issue 8 of the Ranfurly Review is all but ready. I’m not best pleased [...]
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Another half-day at work and another afternoon spent at the Edinburgh Book Festival; life is tough!
Today, a man whom I last saw perform was back in 1992. Smith and Jones were on a national tour of their extremely popular two-man comedy show, and I had managed to bag tickets to see them at the [...]
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As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve rethought and realigned some of my goals for this year. I’ve made the adjustments necessary, and now, I announce them here:
Adjusted Goals for 2009
1-Have a major piece of fiction accepted for publication. (Done; STELLA)
2-Complete and submit one fully drafted novel or novella.
3-Write one new novel or novella
4-Write one new [...]
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I had a fantastic evening at the Edinburgh Book Festival last night, the kind of evening that is as much relaxing and enjoyable as it is motivational and thought provoking.
After battling with the rush hour traffic I finally arrived at Charlotte Square, basking in early evening rays of warm sunshine. I met my mate [...]
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