by Neil | Jan 2, 2012 | Diary, Personal, Writing
I’m not doing New Year’s resolutions this year. The difficulty I have with them is that constructing useful ones is quite challenging because of the time scale is relatively large, habit forming is a slow process frought with distractions and breaking them...
by Neil | Dec 31, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
2011 is done. Shit. Insert sands of time cliche here. There are lots of reason to dislike 2011: financial meltdowns that roll on and on, riots, large swathes of the world still embroiled in conflict, large swathes of the population still living in abject poverty that...
by Neil | Dec 5, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
Let’s see: a writing update. When last seen I had just completed the 2nd draft of Forever. I’m in the process of doing a short tidy pass before handing the manuscript to my first couple of test readers. This should only take a couple of days (cold not...
by Neil | Nov 12, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
Let’s see: when last seen I was just getting over my Energy Crisis. In good news, I’m pleased to report that my energy levels have held where they were in the first half of the year and, consequently, good progress has been made on the second draft of...
by Neil | Oct 10, 2011 | Diary, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place
Some writers are able to craft wonderful prose come what may be they drunk, knackered or in the midst of crisis. I am not one of them. Failure to use the correct fuel may result in premature wear… I require energy to be creative, drink leaves my inhibitions...
by Neil | Sep 21, 2011 | Diary, Personal
*Taps screen* – This thing on…? It has been a while, hasn’t it? Let’s see: when we last spoke I was heading off to get married in darkest Wales before heading off to Italy for a rest. I am pleased to report that the NLP worked well and G did indeed turn up, agree to...
