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Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Rambling thoughts

  • On characters changing for the better and happy endings

    A couple of weeks ago I read a blog post by Joe Abercrombie asking if characters always have to change for the better and if happy endings are absolutely necessary.…

  • Too many words?

    A few days ago, the Dictionary.com Word of the Day was lucubration. By way of illustration, this quote was included: A point of information for those with time on their…

  • What do you like about yourself

    Last week From Sand to Glass had a post listing five things he likes about himself and asked his readers to pass it on. So here’s mine. 1. I’m a…

  • Privacy

    I now have a facebook profile, not that there’s anything on it. I’m feeling very wary about putting any personal information out there and have set my profile up so…

  • It’s been a while

    Haven’t posted here in a while. I’ve been away (lovely weekend in Portsmouth), been sick, and just been busy. Consequently I’m behind in my reviewing, but that doesn’t mean I…

  • Posting stories for free

    I was a bit busy over the weekend so I just pasted a story into a post and let that be it. I wanted to offer some explanation and to…

  • Full Disk Recovery

    I have my hard drive back. I have all my stories and bits of writing. I am so happy. It did cross my mind that the hard drive was completely…

  • Commas and getting used to a new routine

    I’m on week four of the new job. It’s pay day on Friday, woohoo. I’m still not in much of a routine with writing in the evenings and weekends but…

  • Being Human

    I just watched the first episode of Being Human. Wow. It’s amazing. The writing and acting is really very good. After the appalling sub-Buffy mess of Demons and the fun-but-a-bit-rubbish…

  • Writing my Will

    Ten years ago I bought a flat and in a moment of feeling terribly grown up, I also bought a ‘DIY Last Will & Testament’ pack. Having procrastinated on it…

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