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October 22, 2014
Blogs for bloggers and writers – part 2)
A few weeks ago I wrote the first of these and promised to come back to the subject. OK it has taken a bit longer than anticipated and yes I did get distracted a) with the two most recent blogs on ‘Writers and all that advice’ b) an idea I’ve had for making good use … Continue Reading →
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October 15, 2014
Writers and all that advice – part 2)
In part 1) last week I looked at what for me is writers’ ‘gold’, those pieces of advice, those rules or tips that I need a very good reason to ignore. I say that because I don’t believe any rule should be followed slavishly. However, before I go on to those ‘rules’ that to my … Continue Reading →
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October 8, 2014
Writers and all that advice – part 1)
In last week’s blog ‘Writers, why do we do it’, I promised to get back to my review of blogs whose advice and ideas I think are worth reading. For me this is with the idea of doing some meaningful marketing for my books. Something I admit I have neglected with the all too predictable … Continue Reading →
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October 1, 2014
Writers – why do we do it?
It’s late September in England, it is a beautiful warm early autumn morning and I’m cutting the grass. As usual when I’m doing something like that my mind starts to wander. And maybe because I now consider myself a writer, my mind wanders in that direction. Sometimes it focuses on a story I’m writing or … Continue Reading →
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September 24, 2014
Blogs for bloggers and writers – part 1.
I’m a writer of science fiction and a blogger and I think it’s fair to say that the blogging is more successful than the writing. The blog gets ‘goodish’ traffic (more would always be nice), some interesting comments and I hope it interests/amuses/informs/inspires most of those who take the time to read it. There have … Continue Reading →
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September 17, 2014
Science fiction – 25 things it has taught me
After last week’s slightly, perhaps, gloomy blog ‘Do we have a future to look forward to’ I thought I had better lighten things up a little this week. So as any regular reader of my blog will know, as well as a writer of science fiction, I have been an avid reader (and viewer) since … Continue Reading →
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September 10, 2014
Do we have a future to look forward to?
As a science fiction writer it is hard to avoid this subject. And so, in my book ‘Project Noah’ I deal with a ‘doomsday’ scenario for the world, with a little hope thrown in. However, those who have read my previous blogs that touch on this will know in general I’m an optimist, I believe … Continue Reading →
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September 3, 2014
My advice to writers – take a walk
For those who have followed my blog you’ll see from some of the photos (e.g. the front page) that I occasionally go walking. I’m not fanatical, always out there, striding across the hills, but I do enjoy it when I can. This usually means a trip or two away for a few days, the latest … Continue Reading →
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August 27, 2014
Dr Who, its lasting appeal – from a fan
Like many people in the UK on Saturday I was looking forward to the start of the new season of Dr Who, except in my case we had friends round so I had to watch it on Sunday. And of course it wasn’t just a new series it was a new Dr, always a bitter … Continue Reading →
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August 20, 2014
A World Government – a sci-fi myth?
Once science fiction gets into the realms of humans living on several or many worlds we have the formation of those ‘World Governments’ or if we are imagining large numbers of settled worlds we imagine a governing system that encompasses groups of worlds, much like the USA and its states. However, I might argue that … Continue Reading →
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