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Sorry, didn’t take a photo. Son-in-law was too busy killing it.New one for me, dangling on a line from the kitchen cupboard on its way to the floor, right out in the open… Sometimes even an environmentalist is happy to … Continue reading
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Early mornings.Breakfast to be had. Things to be remembered.Three-year-old to get off to school, to be dropped by parents (first week back at school this week, so not without trauma).Mother and father of said three-year-old to get selves off to … Continue reading
156,654 / 180,000(87.0%) That’s the total as I pack it in for the night…just short of another 2,000 words, and up another 1%. … Continue reading
…at least, not in the wild. Which seems to have disappointed a few people judging by the comments section of a couple of the previous posts – hey guys, they have very big teeth, you know! Tigers are rarely seen … Continue reading
The tiger story was the lie. The Libyan minister was caught in the trap with the rest of his countrymen when air flights were banned in and out of his country for many years. He had to drive from Libya … Continue reading
Some readers write reviews that I love, not because they are full of praise, but because they make me think about my own work. And I learn things.There is one such reader review here of The Aware and Gilfeather. But … Continue reading
This is from one of John Scalzi’s blogs. “Weekend Assignment #181: Present three facts about yourself. Have two of them be true. Have one of them be false. Encourage people to guess which one is the false one. When do … Continue reading
I actually had to spend most of my writing time today (limited mostly to grandson’s afternoon nap time and late at night) writing out answers to an interview. However, having talked about the number of words in a book in … Continue reading
Patty made a comment yesterday that prompted this post…thanks, Patty. Let me start by saying that there is something that does remain a mystery to me, and that’s how authors – some of them, anyway – seem to know exactly … Continue reading
152,219 / 180,000(83.0%) Here’s the progress: the orangey bit is the new words, up from 148,707. Doesn’t sound very much, but I am also pruning as I go, tightening up the previously written, so I am well content. Here’s the … Continue reading