Looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 2.

As I mentioned, I’m busy writing this year’s NaNoWriMo project, My Place or Yours. As I won’t have a lot of time to write posts, I’ve put together this series of retrospectives from my past NaNo challenges in advance, so … Continued

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Looking back at NaNoWriMo’s of the past, part 1.

As I mentioned, even though the official challenge is no more, I’m carrying on in the spirit of the idea. I’m busy writing this year’s project, My Place or Yours. As I won’t necessarily have time to write posts, I’ve … Continued

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November 2025 Bookfunnel promotions. More great reads to choose from.

One of my New Year’s writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued

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My decision is made. What I’ll be writing this November.

As I said a couple of weeks ago, I was deciding which one of my WIPs to work on in November, in my own version of the now-defunct NaNoWriMo challenge. Perhaps we should call it FauxNaNo? I had a choice … Continued

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Fifty years ago. It seems like yesterday.

It’s hard to believe that fifty years ago today, on October 15th 1975, I flew out to Houston, Texas, to join my first ship. I was seventeen and had just signed indentures (and bound my father in the sum of … Continued

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NaNoWriMo may be no more, but the challenge lives on.

NaNoWriMo officially came to an end last April. It was sad, although the seeds of its destruction were sown over the last couple of years, when it lost its way somewhat. The thing is, I’ve done ten NaNo challenges, and … Continued

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October 2025 Bookfunnel promotions. More great reads to choose from.

One of my New Year’s writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued

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Where have all the narrators gone? The wait for inspiration continues.

I’ve talked about this before, the voices in my head that give me the stories and their casual attitude to the job. There are several stories, series and sequels that I’ve started and not finished, thanks to their intransigence. Because … Continued

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