Stuart Aken's Blog, page 18
September 10, 2023
Makeover, by Barbara Lorna Hudson: #BookReview.
304 pages, Contemporary Romance. Insightful, and based on personal knowledge of the areas covered in her writing, the author explores themes of academic snobbery, domestic abuse, insecurity, and the search for love in an uncertain world. Having experience in both social care and academia, Barbara brings reality and honesty to this tale of the search …
Continue reading Makeover, by Barbara Lorna Hudson: #BookReview.
September 9, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 9th September 2023
My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, we have a shot taken on one of our walks through the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. This is one of our regular routes to access different places in the extensive …
September 2, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 2nd September 2023
My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I show you a scene photographed on a boat trip around Lake Maggiore in the Italian mountains. It was taken toward the end of the day, when the sun was about to …
August 26, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 26th August 2023
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I bring you a glorious sunset, taken from my study window. The fiery sky inspired me to capture it in the few moments it existed. We are engaged by sunsets more than any other daylight …
August 19, 2023
Wolf Road, by Alice Roberts: #BookReview.
This wonderful story was written for children, but I read and enjoyed it as a man of 75 years because it is so well written. An absorbing, intelligent, imaginative adventure informed by the science the author has lived with and her experience of life in appropriate lands. I’ve followed Alice Roberts’ career with interest ever …
#ScenicSaturday 19th August 2023
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I show you a river in North Yorkshire, the River Swale running through Richmond. The water appears polluted, which is the real case for 90% of England’s fresh water at present, due to profit superseding …
August 15, 2023
The WIP is Done.
At the end of Friday, 11th August, I posted here on the progress of the WIP. At that stage, the book was on chapter 30 and the word count was 71,521. Yesterday I completed the WIP with chapter 33 and a total of 80,799 words. Now I need to do some detailed research for events …
August 12, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 12th August 2023
My photos here show our beautiful world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Today, I bring you a shot of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England. This is a region where agriculture must follow certain rules to ensure the natural world is left as pristine as possible …
August 11, 2023
The WIP is Growing!
Three weeks ago, I posted about my progress on the WIP. I’m re-writing to the extent that the current work is essentially a second ‘first draft’, in that I’ve made many changes to the content and the style of presentation. At that point, I’d reached 32,427 words in 15 chapters. The alterations have significantly improved …
August 5, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 5th August 2023
My photos here show how beautiful is our world. I hope to encourage viewers to help save it from our carelessness. Today, I give you a shot of a path through mature oaks and beeches in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England.The world is currently deeply scarred by wildfires on most continents. Elsewhere, trees, usually …
