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December 29, 2017
10 most popular posts on The Old Shelter in 2017
The end of the year is the perfect moment to have a look at how our endeavours are fairing, and since this blog is one of my chief endeavours, I thought I should have a...
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December 28, 2017
Thursday Quotables – A Christmas Carol
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and...
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December 25, 2017
Merry Christmas – 2017
“Be soft, do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world...
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December 15, 2017
Thursday Quotables – The Return of the King
“Other evils there are that may come; for Sauron is himself but a servant or emissary. Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what it...
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December 10, 2017
Why outlines are invaluable tools for pantsers
And so yes, I did it! Well, at least I succeed in NaNoWriMo. I wrote just over 50.000 words in the month of November, which turned out to be my entire story. What I didn’t...
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December 4, 2017
Gang Roundup – December 2017
How is it that it’s December already??? This year is almost gone too, and I won’t be sorry to see it go eaither. It has been another though year, though in a different way from...
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November 20, 2017
Retrofuturism and Dieselpunk – How they work in a 1920s setting
Today I’m very excited to have fellow dieselpunk author Grace E. Robinson as a guest on my blog. Grace has just started publishing a series of dieselpunk novellas that will eventually form a compehensive story...
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November 16, 2017
Thursday Quotables – Mrs Jones and the Midas Train
Cornelia peered at him from the corner of her eye. It had been years since she’d seen Dr. Braddock, but she’d always made it a point to conscientiously memorize details about any of John’s associates....
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November 13, 2017
Gang Roundup – November 2017
Well, I never intended the roundup to go up this late, but hay, NaNoWriMo got in the way. So this will be a shorter roundup, but I hope you’ll enjoy it. Victorian Era Electric Cars:...
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November 7, 2017
NaNoWriMo 2017 – I’m at it again!
Hi everyone! So I decided to take part in NaNoWriMo this year too. Surprise! Surprise! Last year, my NaNo experience was quite disappointing. I didn’t go far with my story, but honestly, I probably wasn’t...
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