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Neil Colquhoun "FRANK: Vol.1 Boiling Point"
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My new website is ready!
Yes, folks. I might have mentioned it before, but I’ve been sorting out a self-hosted website so that I can branch out a little when the time comes. I hope to offer downloadable stories and podcasts in the future, and that … Continue reading
Uphill struggle… the key word is ‘up’
I wasn’t particularly happy this morning. I woke up and looked at the letter confirming my MRI appointment for today, just to remind myself that yes, it was for 10.30am. Except that it wasn’t. It was for 9.20. In an … Continue reading
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Proactivity
Today has been a somewhat frustrating day. In way that’s good – it means it can only get better. Problems will be solved, some of them simply throwing some time at it, people will move on, etc, etc. Of course, … Continue reading
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Productivity, thy name is not Anne-Mhairi
If you were so kind as to drop by this blog yesterday you will have noticed that there was no Friday Flash piece. In fact, there wasn’t anything new at all. I had decided I was definitely going to do … Continue reading
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Self promotion shouldn’t be a chore…
Last night I went round to my parents’ house. It was great. I got dinner cooked for me. Fabulous. Some face-to-face human contact with people I wasn’t buying things from - spiffing! It was a lovely evening. My father was home (he’s … Continue reading
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Inspiration As A Chemical Reaction
Today I guested over at R. A. Evans writes… and I’m really sorry but I’m simply not up for writing more than one post per day. (We’ll gloss over the fact that I wrote that one two days ago – … Continue reading
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Earth and Sky – The Elemental Races #2. What happens next?
Firstly, I must apologise for this episode going up a day late. Due to some logistical problems I wasn’t able to post yesterday. I hope you’ll forgive me The story continues… The Sea People are notoriously private and have attacked … Continue reading
Cultural Differences – #FridayFlash
Kira picked her way along the trail, reveling in the sensation of bare earth and leaf mould between her toes. She wished she could run, really run, but David was right behind her and she didn’t want to worry him … Continue reading
Musings of a blog writer… What exactly are we trying to achieve?
I wrote a whole blog post about writing dialogue yesterday. Today I reread it and it bored me, so I deleted it. Which leaves me with a blank spot on my computer screen where I need to have five hundred … Continue reading
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Podcast "FRANK: Vol. 1 – Boiling Point"
