March 2nd, 2010
I’m unaccustomed to dealing with medical problems, so the prospect of undergoing a routine surgery came not without some trepidation.
This was to be a hernia repair. Possibly the result of lugging a humongous 32-inch Sony CRT television set up two flights of stairs a couple of years ago (as at least two people who will [...]
December 19th, 2009
“I have bought us a joint Christmas present!” She exclaims one afternoon…
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November 16th, 2009
Telesales? On a Sunday morning? Surely it can’t be legal – at least it shouldn’t be.
A couple of years ago we stayed in a Radisson in Malta and in exchange for free food vouchers we were given “the tour” of the thoroughly splendid complex and a brief sale pitch regarding time-shares. We were also given [...]
October 11th, 2009
November approaches and the question “Are you doing NaNoWriMo this year?” starts to flutter through authors’ blogs, twittering and conversations.
For those of you not familiar with the growing annual online event, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a challenge for anyone with the desire to write a novel, to start writing on November 1, and [...]
September 8th, 2009
Last weekend saw Jen’s first taste of one particular British tradition: the car boot sale.
I haven’t attended the bargain bustle of the boot sale for a good many years, despite them being regular weekend entertainment at one time. Jen, of course, knows garage sales, rummage sales (I think we might translate those as Jumble Sales), [...]
August 18th, 2009
There has not been much going on here recently, and for good reason.
Persistent Spirit is undergoing a re-write. After having been away from it for a few months, I have returned to write the third full draft. I now fully understand the necessity of the breathing space to allow time before returning to the editing [...]
June 7th, 2009
Yesterday’s series of seminar sessions put on for writers by The Writer’s Handbook, was, unsurprisingly, a mixed bag of great and worthless information. Thankfully, the good stuff more than compensated for the bad.
Our immediate impression was of a room filed with people who do not get out much. But what else might you expect of [...]
June 6th, 2009
Today we are attending a day of seminars put together by The Writers Handbook.
The very reasonably priced day (just £30) appears to be packed with informative sessions tailored to the fledgeling writer.
Sessions cover specifics of the publishing business, talks from literary agents, and appearances by authors willing to share their personal experiences on [...]
February 27th, 2009
This week saw an important step in Persistent Spirit’s development: three volunteers have offered their time to read, edit, and comment on the first ten chapters, and they currently have the text.
For the first time, eyes other than mine are looking over the words I have been poring over for well over a year. I [...]
