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Day 80: Good England & bad sci-fi

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Where did I leave things last night?

Oh yes, our new routine with Sophie had turned her into a night sleeping machine. We were delighted.… Read the rest

Day 79: Good nights and bad nights

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As previously mentioned, Sophie was always a great sleeper.

For the first nine weeks of her life, it was pretty simple. She’d sleep a lot throughout the day, as long as she was on the chest of either Fay or me, then, when it got to between ten or eleven pm, she would feed, fall asleep at the breast and, after we’d left her to sleep on Fay for around half an hour, we’d put her down in the cot, and she’d sleep through u...

Day 75: Faults & Adaptability

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I’m writing this post on my phone again.

Which is to say it’s been a horrible few days.

Last time I wrote, three nights ago.… Read the rest

Day 72: Rosa Parks & Retelling Jokes

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It’s two minutes to midnight.

Sorry, one minute to midnight.

Basically, nothing has gone to plan.

When I woke this morning I thought in this blog I’d talk about Anthony Horowitz as I would have finished The Word is Murder, and link that to writing quality and the quality threshold when it comes to indie publishing.… Read the rest

Day 71: 4am wake up & Bright Future’s bright beginning

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Sophie woke us at four this morning.

If you have or have had a child of 71 days old, around ten weeks, you’re probably thinking, so, isn’t that normal?… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Outro

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Given that, throughout the last few reviews and, especially, the stats blog, I’ve talked a lot about the end of the challenge, I’ve wondered if it is even worth doing an “outro”.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: The Last Stats

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It’s all over. My final review came out four days ago, and no one’s used to it yet. No one’s ready to let go. Well good news, you don’t have to!… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Zom-B

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Right, this is it — the very last review.

Madness.

It’s also, if my maths is right (it probably isn’t), my 100th blog in this series.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Harry Potter

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Yesterday (as I write) was weird.

I finished Zom-B Clans and then, rather than referring to my spreadsheet to see what came next in my challenge, I was able to go and find something completely new.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Caxton

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It happened today.

This morning, in fact. Early.

At around eight am, I picked up my latest book, Zom-B Clans, and got to it.

Two hours later, short book that it is, I was done.… Read the rest