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From whence I write…

Posted on November 12, 2019 by

The place I write from is not a happy place. This was a lesson learn the hard way, but a lesson learned hard, is a lesson learned well. But all the same it is a bitter kind of lesson. Writing … Continue reading →

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Nanowrimo and stuff update…

Posted on November 8, 2019 by

November had been a busy month of writer stuff so far. Not least because its NaNoWriMo and I have been determined form the start to make a fist of it this year. Hence I have been too busy writing to … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: planning for the writing fest

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

‘Its the most wonderful time of the year…’ No not the one in December… NaNoWriMo is almost upon us, and if you are planning to participate this year, you may be plotting already, even if your plotting to take the … Continue reading →

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A Sense Of Wonder: Indie October guest post by Karen J Carlisle

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

Bear with me, Dear Reader. I’m about to tell you a tale –one that will offer you a glimpse into the circuitous route to my present mindset and how steampunk has made my life better by restoring a sense of … Continue reading →

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Creative Osmosis: Indie October Guest Post By Nils Nisse Visser

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

Please don’t get me wrong on this. I receive short book reviews with fierce and joyous exclamations that will startle the cats into a sulk. I’m at the self-publishing Indie stage where reviews, rather than the occasional sale, are the … Continue reading →

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Writing Without Time: Indie October Guest Post by Meredith Debonnaire

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

WRITING WITHOUT TIME: Being a poor indie writer trying to write while juggling with two-and-a-half jobs and the electrified zombie of your social life. I often see advice for writers along the lines of “Write every day” and “set aside … Continue reading →

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I don’t know the answer, I barely understand the question: Indie October guest post by Andy Hill

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

Do you wander around a first world town centre, bemused at how the general population manages to exist even as a rudimentary civilisation? Ever stared out of an aeroplane at the houses, roads and train tracks below, knowing full well … Continue reading →

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