Steve’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2010)

Steve’s comments from the Q&A with Steve Morris group.

Interesting debate just bought up by editor.

In this digital age of transatlantic literary media, I am thinking USA English has the edge...

Well the introduction is now written and we've come up with some corking titles. Still no thoughts on the cover of the book....that is the difficult part!

You're right. I know I've bought books based on their covers alone. I wonder if the Kindle generation will change this.

This needs to be the right cover for the book. Any advice greatly appreciated :)

Hello. I think we are about to agree this and I'd like it to be out by Christmas. We've got a snappy title for it but the cover will require a little thought.....I love good book covers.

Negotiations now underway, positively.

Oh yes. More infatuations, fewer assassinations this time in attempt for them to be warmer. I'll see what the publisher says.

A nice bunch. Very well spoken too!

This week I have sent a collection of possible new stories to my current publisher for consideration.

This week I have received my copy of Taj Mahal Review complete with Battery Farming amongst many words written by some clever people from all over the world.

A new story "Battery Farming" will be in Taj Mahal Review June 2013.

I thank the staff at TMR ,India again for their continued support. I have also read some clever words from some clever people from all over the world in this journal.

Thank you Nicolle! Much appreciated.
I think some people just get up in the morning and want an argument or to offend others, perhaps for attention.

Thankfully there are not many. Unfortunately they often seem to like writing book reviews!

Cheshire Life magazine today included Playing Havoc in their Bookshelf feature for the May edition.

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Many thanks to them. I wished they had included it last summer.

Here is another one star review on Amazon UK. The same difficulty with spelling so often common among these one star reviews makes me wonder.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RQEHBX...

One of my students is doing a project on recycling at the moment so we're both learning a lot. So far we've learned that much more can be done and it is worrying to think of the stuff we have previously dumped in landfill sites.

Absolutely, although the ludicrous prices seem for the contracts rather than the hardware. All these gadgets are also so disposable these days. Many people just ditch their current phone / battery and charger after their contract period ends to upgrade to a newer model. This leaves all sorts of nasties like Zinc, Lead , Cadmium etc. to find their way into the environment unless recycled carefully.

I agree with you.
However, I suppose that others will argue that we have to move with the times and save the trees, not to mention shelf space.

Perhaps I am old fashioned. Perhaps one day people will accuse us of being Luddites!

I'm sure you're right.

I suspect a lot of courses are using "online" resources but for me it couldn't replace a text book.

I expect you had a fairly big undergraduate reading list in mathematics this year.

Yes. you're right there. most places are safe from them!

Some of the prices of higher education texts are ridiculously expensive and especially so to those who are at a time of their life when they can least afford them.

I really should read his books. I'm sure he is very good.

Now archery is something I would like to learn.....

I wonder if it parks at ASDA overnight? As the smaller libraries are forced to close, mobile libraries will become an increasingly essential service for outlying villages and rural communities.

Speaking of public car parks, I know this will appeal to you. I'm always parking at different places during the day and some I know and some I don't. People are always advised to move valuables out of sight if left in an unnatended car. Mine is always piled with maths and chemistry books. As you will well know, some of these tomes are damned expensive these days. I look back at the thick pile on the passenger seat and think,"Who in their right mind would break my window to steal 2 years of algebra textbooks? I'll leave them on view."