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June 1, 2015
Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 35
M.E. and me. The book is published! Writing:
As you now know, the book, M.E. and me: Chronic Fatigue; My Recovery After 10 Years has been published in digital form and will be released on 14th June. It’s currently on offer as a ‘pre-order’ item on both Smashwords and Kindle. If you click on either of those names, you’ll be whisked away to their sites, where you can place your order to be amongst the first to receive the book.
I’ve spent the last couple of days formatting the text for the pape...
May 28, 2015
A-Z Guide to Thassos, by Tony Oswin, Reviewed.
If you want to know about the place you’re visiting for a holiday, the A-Z guides are very useful. Although in print form, they include links to online information, which is kept up-to-date on an almost daily basis. So, you buy the book and use the included password to gain access to the websites.
I’d previously used the guides for both Santorini and Rhodes. Both were excellent. This one on Thassos is also very useful. There are detailed descriptions of many of the historic sites on the isla...
May 26, 2015
M.E. and me Now Available on Amazon
M.E. and me. The book is published! Just to let you know that, as mentioned yesterday, the new book is now available to order on Amazon for your Kindle. You merely need to click on this link to be whizzed across to your domestic site and place your order. Release date is 14th June.
I’ll let you all know as soon as the print version is available.
Filed under: Book, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS Tagged: ActionForM.E., Book, Charity, Ebook, ME/CFS
May 25, 2015
Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 34
M.E. and me. The book is published! Excitement!
Writing:
The excitement?
Finally, the book is published. I’ve uploaded the digital version to Smashwords and you can order it by clicking this link. I’ve also put on Amazon for the Kindle. No link for that yet, as it’ll take a day or so to appear on their site.
However, I’ve decided on a ‘pre-order’ strategy for this book. This means you can order the book on either site but you won’t receive it until launch day, which is 14 June 2015. I’ve done...
May 22, 2015
No Flies on Frank, by Danuta Reah, Reviewed.
This is a little gem. A sort of cosy-crime/horror melange. It’s a short work, and wastes no words to tell its tale. No doubt some readers will find it grisly, but I thought I detected a certain tongue-in-cheek approach on behalf of the writer. There is an undertone of dark humour and the author carries this off well.
I enjoyed the story of Frank and smiled at his attitude to life’s many injustices, and his way of dealing with these. Give it a try; I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
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May 18, 2015
Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 33
The old railway track along which I run. Running:
Completed all three runs this week. The first on Wednesday was a fifteen-minute easy run, which found me trotting along the usual disused railway track through the forest. The sun shone, dappling the ground, and the spring birds were full of song. A lovely run, covering a little more distance than previously. Friday saw a repeat performance, though the weather was a little less pleasant. I met a lady walking her dog, a rather ugly bull terrier...
May 16, 2015
Diamond Rain, by Michael Gallagher, Reviewed.
This is science fiction by an author who knows how to tell a story. It’s a complex thriller with elements of the spy genre coupled with a background romance and set in a not-too-distant future on an Earth where nanotechnology has developed in frightening directions.
The characters are all well drawn and totally credible. Settings are placed into the story unobtrusively and given enough descriptive detail to enable the reader to imagine where they are. Pace is good and sustained throughout.
W...
May 11, 2015
Running and Writing for ME/CFS no. 32
The fire surround and the dreaded gas fire! Running:
Injured! Not too serious. I spent much of Friday removing a fire surround, hearth and an old gas fire from our sitting room. The fire had been disconnected from the gas mains as the heating engineer had found it unsafe. The surround and hearth were both a piece of cake. But the gas fire: clearly, this was designed never to be removed once fixed. It will give you some idea of the task when I list the tools I had to use: screwdrivers, pliers,...
May 7, 2015
Trees, by Benjamin Perkins, Reviewed.
Trees I’ve had this book since it was published in 1984. It’s always sat on the shelf to be dipped into. But I now live in a forest, so it seemed the right time to give it a little more attention than I had.
I bought the book largely for its superb illustrations. The detail and variety is astounding. But the text that accompanies the biological paintings and drawings is also quite lyrical. The author has a way of describing his tree hunting experiences in language that is both informative and...
May 6, 2015
For All Kindle Lovers.
The Methuselah Strain, from FBP. It takes a little while sometimes. Fantastic Books Publishing put my science fiction novella, The Methuselah Strain, into their store at the beginning of this week and placed it into the hands of Amazon at the same time. I removed my old self-published version, since the new edition is improved and enhanced. After a period of review by Amazon, the new book is now available for your Kindle. You can obtain it, wherever you are in the world, by clicking here on t...
