Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. – Samuel Johnson, collator of the first dictionary. I don’t know how true this is for other people, but it’s certainly true for me. It has been brought to my attention by a friend, (you know who you …
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Trouble An’ Strife
If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better. – William Strunk Jr A scathing introduction and cautionary word …
In A Flash
Just thought I’d pop up an excerpt from The Jovian Counter, (Book Two of the Nine Worlds series) since I’m working on it and need content for the blog. ;p Enjoy! Libertine jinked and dived, but the flak-load shells streaked out in front of her, slamming into rocks, obliterating the smaller ones entirely. The objective …
Behind the Scenes
Well, I don’t care if it’s God’s own anti-sonofabitch machine, or just a giant hula-hoop, we’re not gonna let ’em have it! Sergeant Major Johnson – Halo: CE Opening Sequence, Legendary Difficulty. Pardon the use of a gung-ho Halo video game quote, but it suits my purposes nicely. It may not look connected, but let …
A Quick Query
Firstly, hello to another handful of Adventurers! Welcome, sit ye down around the fire and share in the tales of my witless jabbering! 🙂 I was directed to a publishing company that was looking for submissions in my genre, (no YA, Fantasy, Screenplays or Poetry oddly) so I have put together a tight synopsis and …
Pencilling In.
Just a quick update from me today. Have been working on several projects, lightly drafting some ideas about a few dreams (read nightmares) I had alongside the Knitted Knomes. Some involve unique medical remedies, others brass and copper pocket watches and all manner of olde-worlde trinkets. I’ve also been tidying up problems with previous works …
Journey/Ending.
Welcome to the new adventurers joining our ranks 🙂 I hope you find something of import within these pages! With the welcome mat out, we better turn to the matter at hand. “It’s about the journey, not the destination.” – Some Chaises-Longues dwelling author, presumably. In my not-so-humble-opinion, no, it really isn’t. By doing this, …
Scrumping For Pluck.
Among other things. For a few days now I’ve been fighting with The Jovian Counter and a bout of cold. Thankfully, it’s just a head cold with a few aches and pains thrown in, nothing terrible, but it’s making me lethargic and I’m dredging through a slump at the moment. The style the book is …
Navel Grazing
“Time and Tide wait for no man.” Ancient observation. Yet here I am, dawdling in the doldrums, whilst the surf of life smashes shale into granules of sand. I’ll wager you didn’t expect me to be waxing lyrical this early, but I’m in the mood for bloody awful poetry as I wade through the tide …
Let’s Get Critical
“There is no defense against criticism except obscurity.” Joseph Addison A lot of what we call feedback is actually constructive criticism. Any writer is going to get this, but I recently received some and I’m not sure if it’s just petty. Now, I am aware that my proofreading isn’t the best – I occasionally leave in typos …
Mightier Is The Pen 