As a follow on from my last blog I thought I’d discuss Internet Dating again. Okay - I know I slated it last time. And with good reason!! It’s imperfect at the best of times, and downright crap at the worst. But for once I’m having fun with it  - mainly because I’ve had a […]

I’m afraid I won’t even be thinking about writing for the next two weeks or so. I, my friends, am an unashamed Olympophile. “Oh, they’re all professional athletes,” you say. “We shouldn’t watch because of China’s abusive attitudes towards dissidents and religion.” “It’s all tainted by drugs anyway.” “There’s too […]

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I asked some of my online friends, yesterday, what they do when they’re having a bad time. “Have an orgasm” seemed to be the mot unusual and yet – most popular response. I was surprised. When I’m having a bad time of things I comfort eat and watch rom-com films over and over: pretty much […]

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Saw this interesting little tidbit recently, and it made me think about the snark-fest blogging has become on an ever-growing number blogs out there. Snark is in, and people flock to and revel in it. To me, it’s just a sad commentary on the state of our cultural mental health, and I’m […]

I don’t mean literally of course, but you knew that. I mean when you have a deadline staring at you with it’s beady little eyes and the portion of your brain that’s the idea factory goes on strike. Where are all those great story ideas you had driving to work this morning, or shopping for […]

Mostly this is an observation and perhaps a decent discussion topic. All writers have their own style for writing. It happens naturally, I think. We all develop a way of writing sentences, carrying a plot, description etc… I’ve actually written stories with other authors that have shown noticeable differences in voice […]

My first eXcessica blog post. Oh, the pressure! *wipes brow* There’ve been a lot of great posts already. While I won’t have an eXcessica title available for a few months, I want to hop on and ride with the rest of the eXcessica posse.
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Over the past week, I’ve been reorganizing around the house. […]

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