It’s been a while.
The title of this blog isn’t a reference to Staind’s 2001 ‘classic’, but to the fact I’ve kind of neglected the blog quite a bit over the summer. There are a few reasons for this; I was busy finishing third novel for my self-imposed deadline, starting work on my fourth book (more on that later) and then trying to get as much time cycling as I could whilst the weather was decent.
Perhaps the most important reason I’ve not been posting on here is, quite simply, I don’t have much to write about. I never intended my blog to be any kind of political commentary, but a fair few of my more recent posts have been leaning in that direction, against my better judgement. So, I stopped posting for a while. I think the main problem is that my life isn’t that interesting, it bored the bejesus out of me. Weekly posts saying, “I sat at a table, wrote some words then cycled ‘til I got sweaty’ wouldn’t be an interesting read.
It’s time for a change. I need to make myself interested in my own life at the very least, to the point where I’d feel compelled enough to talk about it. It won’t happen overnight, but this weekend, I start a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course, with the aim being to emigrate, most likely April next year. Will it happen? The intent is certainly there, but I’m well aware that ‘life’ throws up roadblocks, which try as I might to anticipate, I never seem to be able to do so. Still, it’s a step forward that will hopefully result in some interesting content.
I’ve finished the TriloGY. I actually released it in August, but didn’t share anything until now, because I didn’t really have any ‘filler’ to pad the post out. I’m not a huge fan of blogs that only post a couple of paragraphs – seems to me that is what Facebook is for if there is little to say, or Twitter. Anyway, here are the links for all three books, they are to the UK version of Amazon, so if you fancy giving them a read overseas, just change the .co.uk to whatever your Amazon region is (.com or .jp etc.). It is available globally.
Prices vary from region to region. If you do buy it and want to chat about it at all, look for my contact details on here and I’ll be happy to discuss it. They are available in paperback and kindle formats. If you are a member of Kindle Unlimited, all three books are available to read for free on there too.
Since then, I have started work on my fourth novel, which is likely to take me a fair amount of time to complete. Called ‘The Socialist Network’, it is a tale of Social Media in the future, where people’s incomes are tied to their usage. The story also follows the creator of this platform from being a teenager to the release and her rise to prominence. I’m keeping the details minimal for now as some aspects of it may well change; I’m only a quarter of the way through so far. I did quite like the first chapter though, so I will be sharing that introduction on here Friday.
So, that’s about it for now. I’ve said this before, but I will try to keep some content trickling on here as much as I can, even if it just opinion pieces on some form of media I’ve watched or played recently.
