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More new stories!

Just knocked out 1221 words, a new Bladerunner piece.

Struggled to write the end last night but nailed it just now.

Two things to type up then chilling until tomorrow.

Apologies to my loyal readers & followers

I’ve been overlooking the blog recently and I’d like to apologise to those who like to read it.

I have been doing stuff, then mostly saying what on twitter.

I’ve been writing bits and pieces. Two things that are unfinished and not typed up, something I started on the computer and haven’t finished. I’m running out of creative steam, it appears.

I’ve made a solid decision on next year, there’s going to be no actual resolution for the first time in 3 yrs.

I’ll keep to the 1 story per month free releases as they are all already written and ready to go (but currently needing covers so Januarys release MAY get delayed!) but this year has really taken it’s toll on me both physically and mentally.

I I were to look at this year in realistic terms, I’ve been balancing TWO resolutions. The Bradbury Challenge and to release 1 free ebook every month. One is achieved, the other has 2 items left to do for me to call it a success.

I’m trying to spend what little free time I have getting the anthology ready so i can release it as quickly into 2015 as possible. Watch this space!

Ray Bradbury Challenge, Week 50.

Just finished this weeks story, an idea from last year! My take on the darkness behind a simple nusery rhyme, and not a very common one either!

3033 words in total. A bit of a toughie with all the back story but I hope it reads better than it felt to write. At least I’m into the home straight now. Just weeks 51 and 52 left.

Wish me luck. I’ve come too far to fall at the last few hurdles!

I done a story!

Stranger Views published one of my recent flash pieces. Inspired by Terry Pratchett & Robert Rankin, it’s a surrealist piece in the style of a long lost Victorian magazine article.

Click, read, snigger loudly if you want.

http://www.strangerviews.com/short-stories/pigeon-punching-north-africa/

Ray Bradbury Challenge, Week 49.

Just finished this weeks story, stayed up to get it done. Despite the VERY sore left eye.

1712 words, an idea from week 39 that I decided was easy enough to finish.

I didn’t totally stick with the original idea but I left the bits I didn’t include for the authors notes.

3 weeks left.

Last free release of 2014!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/498072

or

http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/34801/dead-jealous

It’s the final free release of 2014!

If you like it, tweet me @RayDaleyWriter

News on the anthology front!

Anthology stories 41-48 are now proofed. Which gave 23,932 words.

Current book total is now 104,248 words.

Stories 49 to 52 are still to be written. Because those weeks haven’t happened yet, that’s why.

The fact it’s already well over 100,ooo words is making me REALLY happy.

No thoughts on a cover yet but I’m thinking something Ray Bradbury related.

I’ve got to start thinking about a price for it too, my current thoughts are between £3 and £5.

It’s more than double the length of a standard novel, it’s going to be 52 stories. All of which will be original and unpublished anywhere else before this anthology.

I reckon it’s easily worth five quid of anyones money.

The 12 Days Of RAF Christmas

On the 12th day of Christmas, the RAF gave to me:-

12 Fitters fitting,
11 riggers rigging,
10 mechs a-meching,
9 lineys waving,
8 firemen fighting,
7 scopies scoping,
6 rocks a-guarding,
5 OLD CHIEFS!
4 calling commcen,
3 crap dets,
2 gash jobs
And a part that won’t fit on the jet!

Ray Bradbury Challenge, Week 48.

Just finished this weeks story.

Yes, I’m up late and can barely see through my left eye but I had to get it done.

1283 words, I had the idea in week 25. I just couldn’t work out the fine points.

I think it panned out okay in the end though.

Just 4 more weeks left, then we’re done!

Doctor Who joke

One day, a female American Whovian was walking down a street in her city when she saw the TARDIS, standing there off in the distance.

So she ran towards it, squeeing her brain out thinking “Brilliant! I’m going to meet The Doctor! I’m going to travel in the TARDIS and become a companion and everything! I might even meet the Daleks!”

As she ran down the block, she approached the TARDIS.

Which dematerialised just as she reached it.

“Fuck!”, she said. Because you would, wouldn’t you.

At her feet was a bit of paper which she picked up.

It read as follows:-

“Under Obamacare you do not have enough points to see a doctor. Let alone The Doctor. Sorry.”