And so it begins — the final leg.
When I picked up Carrie, I had just twenty-seven books remaining. The seven Harry Potter books, four David Wellington Vampire novels, the first eight in the Darren Shan Zom-B series, and eight books by Stephen King-the first seven he published under his name and his non-fiction, On Writing.… Read the rest
2017 has been good to me.
I spent the whole year at the same job – that’s two years running, in the same job!
I convinced my girlfriend to move in with me – that’s more money, every single month! (also love).… Read the rest
November is dead.
Long live December.
The weather gets colder. The skies get darker. And tomorrow I will be putting up my Christmas tree even though my mother says it is too early.… Read the rest
DAYS TWENTY-FOUR & TWENTY-FIVE
Written 26/11/2017 for 25/11/2017 and 24/11/2017
Yes. Another zero-day.
It was a Friday.
A real shit day actually. Not only was it my second zero-day but I didn’t even get any reading done in the evening.… Read the rest
DAY TWENTY
Written 21/11/2017 for 20/11/2017
My 10,000-word day got me into a better position than I had thought.
But you already knew that, didn’t you?… Read the rest
DAY NINETEEN
Written 20/11/2017 for 19/11/2017
Right, I talked about this in the last post.
I completed National Novel Writing Month’s 50,000-word target.
Now, it’s time to pivot.… Read the rest
DAY SIXTEEN
Written 17/11/2017 for 16/11/2017
After a zero-day, you have to rally.
It’s not enough to look back and say you’ve done loads recently, so it’s okay.… Read the rest
DAY ELEVEN
Written 12/11/2017 for 11/11/2017
Friends are not unlike sanity.
You need them, or society will think of you as weird, but you can’t help but think you’d be a lot more relaxed without them.… Read the rest
DAY SIX
Written 07/11/2017 for 06/11/2017
I’m overextending myself.
I knew I would. I always do. I get too into it I love the writing and the blogging and the tweeting, so I just add more and more.… Read the rest
DAY ONE
Written: 02/11/2017 for: 01/11/2017
When getting into a new task or challenge, there’s nothing more important than getting off to a good start.
I said as much in Man vs Bookshelf.… Read the rest