My new first draft is now under way – in a slightly scattered manner. Characters – check. Plot – check (roughly). Themes – check. That is fine for who, what, why, but what about where and when? I got this far without knowing for sure whether the novel is even set on Earth or an [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Writing the Big Bang
Posted in Music, folk, writing, tagged , draft, good ship kangaroo, planxty, writing on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Progress
Posted in writing on September 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yes. I’m becoming one of those daily progress people. The hope is that going public will make me more productive. Out of shame, if nothing else.
So, 744 words for today. But I do know how to use Tip-Ex too now, so it’s better than it sounds.
Procrastination
Posted in life, writing, tagged procrastination, Tip-Ex, writing on September 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today I was sitting at a nice, clear, roomy table in a nice, clear quiet room with no possible distractions for the next hour, I had a pen in one hand and paper in the other. Then I saw a Tip-Ex bottle, and thought – and I really thought this, I’m not rationalizing after the [...]
Autumn Comes
Posted in Age, Environment, life, tagged autumn, chestnut, conker on September 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, that’s all then. The week or two of sun in September’s gone, and ‘Summer’ went with it. Not that it makes a lot of difference: it might have been summer according to the tilt of the planet, but I don’t think this region was privy to the information.
Today was one of those mornings. I [...]
X-Files Ireland
Posted in Humour, Ireland, News, history, ufos on September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Irish Times has an interesting one today, about the Irish Defence Force’s dossier on UFOs, which has just been released.
In 1947, while many eyes were on the heavens looking for little green men, An Garda Síochána (the Irish cops) maintained a classically cynical Irish approach.
“The pressmen in Killarney like to keep abreast of [...]
WordPress Tag Surfer
Posted in blogging, wordpress on September 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Am I the only one finding the WordPress Tag Surfer friggin’ useless now? It seems to be a list of spam every time I look at it.
Pringles
Posted in Humour on September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I found this link on the WordPress tag surfer (the tag was “writing” I hasten to add. Nothing more…bowel-y). What amused me wasn’t the content as such, but the guy’s overflowing anger!
Warning: It is quite disgusting.
http://humor.beecy.net/misc/fat-free-pringles/
Rules: Bend, Break or Follow?
Posted in Fiction, books, literature, quotes, writing on September 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Think for a minute about sport – any sport. Your favourite one. Curling, hurling, kabbadi or soccer – let’s go with that since it’s the most popular. Imagine a player, the best you’ve ever seen, dribbling round the pitch completely unstoppable. A once-in-five-generations phenomenon. Now imagine two teams playing with a ball the way toddlers [...]
What Latin American Country Should You Visit? (Another daft quiz…)
Posted in fun, life, quiz on September 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You Should Visit Argentina
Cowboys, European food, beaches, and skiing. This country is like no other!
Learn to tango, hike across Patagonia, eat at fine restaurants… you’ll never be bored.
What Latin American Country Should You Visit?
Ones you might have missed
Posted in Fiction, books, literature, writing on September 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The Guardian has a list of contemporary novelists’ selections for books which they feel are very undervalued. How many have you read? I haven’t read any, I’m embarrassed to say.
Also in the Guardian, a look at the actual mechanics of books: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/06/the_hard_truth_about_hardbacks.html
I have to say, I disagree with the writer in this piece. I find [...]
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