Stuart Aken's Blog, page 22
April 29, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 29th April 2023
I’m sharing these pictures to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction humans are causing to nature.This short series was taken during April last year on a hot air balloon flight celebrating my wife’s 70th birthday. You can find a full account …
April 24, 2023
WIP First Draft Complete!
On 28th February I announced the start of a new novel and revealed I’d completed the first chapter at 1,725 words. It was on 26th March I updated progress with words reaching a total of 48,079. And on 4th April I let you know I’d completed 70,169 words but had run into a constructional problem …
April 22, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 22nd April 2023
I’m sharing these pictures to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction humans are causing to nature.This short series was taken during April last year on a hot air balloon flight celebrating my wife’s 70th birthday. You can find a full account …
April 15, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 15th April 2023
I’m sharing these pictures to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction humans are causing to nature.This short series was taken during April last year on a hot air balloon flight celebrating my wife’s 70th birthday. You can find a full account …
April 8, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 8th April 2023
I’m sharing these pictures to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction humans are causing to nature.These were taken in April last year on a hot air balloon flight we took to celebrate my wife’s 70th birthday. You can find a full …
April 6, 2023
More Words and A Problem
The WIP continues apace. Or, at least, it was, reaching 70,169 words yesterday, and completing what I like to call the ‘first phase’. Of course, this isn’t just any old book. It’s a work of fiction, but written in a novel way (pun intended) that requires some specific presentation elements. (sounds rather more grand than …
April 1, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 1st April 2023
I share these pictures to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.These were taken during April last year on a hot air balloon flight we took to celebrate my wife’s 70th birthday. You can find a …
March 26, 2023
The Words Continue to Flow
On 28th February I posted a piece about the start of a new novel. I’ve now reached, and even passed, a sort of landmark on the road to completion of the story. I’m up to page 125, 48,079 words in total, which is probably a halfway mark for the book. Of course, there’ll be changes …
March 25, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 25th March 2023
I share these pictures, taken during March, not this year, to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This one is from the Forest of Dean in 2020 and shows a lady fern highlighted by afternoon sunshine …
March 18, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 18th March 2023
I share these pictures, taken during March, not this year, to show the beauty of our world, hoping viewers may be inspired to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This one was taken on a walk in East Yorkshire in 2012. The lake is situated in the grounds …
