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Questionable opinions and pointless ramblings
This isn't so much a blog as a loose assembly of things that occured, failed to occur, or just occurred to me. Feel free to disagree with my opinions and question my facts - I make no claims to wisdom or erudition. Well, actually I lay claim to both, right up until - and usually after - I'm proved wrong.
Those looking for meaning, reason or enlightenment would be well advised to try Immanuel Kant, Thomas Paine or Gilbert O'Sullivan.
A Great Evening
We had a great time last night, courtesy of The Nantwich Bookshop. Malcolm Havard and I were invited by proprietor Steve Lawson to read...
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The End of the Beginning
One peril of writing fiction is the relationship that develops with your principal characters. You get to know them intimately; inevitably...
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Christmas Number One!
It's a proud moment. We can now stand shoulder to shoulder with Mr Blobby, the St Winifred's School Choir and Little Jimmy Osmond...
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INWW Paperback is Out
The paperback version of It Never Was Worthwhile was released today by Penkhull Press. It's an expanded version of the electronic-only...
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It Never Was Worthwhile
The WW1 anthology from Malcolm Havard and me now has a title and a cover! We've settled on It Never Was Worthwhile, and it's...
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Historic Racism
A piece I'd written for It Never Was Worthwhile was challenged last week at a Renegade Writers meeting. There's nothing unusual...
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The Benefits of Surgery
Terry Pratchett holds that the correct collective noun for a group of witches is “an argument”. Authors, I’m convinced,...
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My Writing Process
Never having been accused of punctuality, I gain a certain satisfaction from approaching this latest task two days late. I learned that...
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Message from the Editor
Classic Air Force has just let me loose on their magazine, The Meteor. By that I mean designing, editing, writing the stories, the lot...
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No Substitute for Paper
Just back from a highly therapeutic trip to Scotland I realise I've left the blog alone again.
Dammit! So what's been happening?...
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