Google keywords tool now indicates business trademarks
November 18th, 2008
In my daily rummage around the Google Adwords Keyword Suggestion Tool, I noticed something new in the returned keyword listings.
It’s all in the planning, right?
Published on November 19th, 2008 Join the conversation
Getting everything about your characters in place before the writing begins is the surest means of weaving your story and characters together throughout your book - erm… no.
I was thinking around a recent comment on my character arc post. Kev wrote:
Planning a story arc for a character can be difficult until you know the character [...]
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On the joys of traveling East
November 18th, 2008
I have managed to be on some kind of aircraft on eight separate occasions this year - that’s a record for me. One aspect of travel that seems consistent is when switching timezones to the West, all can be conquered; but traveling East is an altogether more troubling experience.
It is currently 0420 in the morning [...]
Comment spammers want to hear from you
November 17th, 2008
I once wrote about my experience with “ethical spammers” back in 2005.
In that instance, the wiki spammer added an almost apologetic message attached to the spam that they kept the original content intact (while adding a huge chunk of spam links, of course).
Big curves and little curves - the challenge of character arc across multiple books
November 14th, 2008
If you’ve been paying attention here, you’ll know that my big project, TableRappers, has been conceived as a series of novels. Currently four are planned, with aims to create a least six. This presents a significant challenge in managing character arcs.
Arcs are, of course, essential. The reader must follow a character’s journey through each story [...]
The city never sleeps
November 13th, 2008
I cannot honestly claim to be a seasonal traveler, but the miles are certainly mounting up these days - at least when compared to past years.
As I write this, I am sat - very comfortably, and with a belly full of pizza, I should add - in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, downtown San Francisco. [...]
Time in San Francisco - street photography
November 6th, 2008
It’s work away from home time once more with another two weeks in chilly San Francisco.
Unlike my last trip back in July, I am staying down town in a pretty decent - and very comfortable - hotel which is gratefully within good walking distance of the office (I cannot bear to use cabs for transport [...]
Feedwordpress syndication plugin updates
October 31st, 2008
It has been a while since Feedwordpress has been updated, so this new version, which fixes a number of compatibility issues with Wordpress 2.6.x, is a very welcome arrival.
Persistent Spirit Chapter 29
October 28th, 2008
CHAPTER 29 - Keynes tries to uncover the truth behind Hanson’s threats and is handed a puzzling opportunity he cannot afford to refuse.
Dot com domains for just $1.99?
October 27th, 2008
Word is spreading fast about a new GoDaddy code that gives you a .com domain name for a mere $1.99: 199TEST
