Eight rules for writing fiction
I found this on the weekend and thought it was excellent advice for a budding young (or not so young) writer such as myself. I thought I'd share it with you: Use the time of a total stranger in such … Read more …
OLD (1998-2012)
Night Watch – Chapter 3
Lisa stood there with her back to Alex, looking out the window at Mike, watching him through the glass walls of the various offices, He seemed diligent with his information gathering, that much was certain. Security logs showed he hadn’t … Read more …
Jury duty starts today
I'm off to jury duty this morning. Don't know if I'll be selected, but I hope so. I'll be taking a good book and a notepad/pen, just in case I get the urge to write more of my story. Laptop … Read more …
Night Watch – Chapter 2
Mike rubbed at his tired eyes, standing up from the desk and stretching. Some of his vertebrae cracked as he stretched, and he walked over to the window, looking out at Washington DC. All those people out there, he was … Read more …
Night Watch – Chapter 1
Chapter 1 The face of a US soldier was on the monitor, in various shades of green showing it was via an infrared camera. Glistening trails of sweat could be seen running down his cheeks, and he was breathing hard. … Read more …
4 November 2005 – New Plymouth, NZ
When I went to New Plymouth yesterday, this is a photo of Mt Taranaki that I took in the morning: In the afternoon, I took a couple more. This time there was a bit of cloud hovering around the peak: … Read more …
A story idea
I’ve had some ideas running through my head for a couple weeks now, about a series of stories I intend writing. Here’s an introductory summary. I intend writing a series of short stories, with each story as if it’s a … Read more …
On the way home…
I'm sitting here in the New Plymouth airport now, after a full day of doing a bit of client implementation. Now we're (work colleague and I) are sitting here waiting for our flight to board. The plane hasn't even arrived … Read more …
I’m on the road again…
Well, not exactly on the road, but more like in the air! I love airports. I'm sitting in the Wellington airport right now, at almost 8:30am, waiting to jump onto a plane to New Plymouth. I love aiports because of … Read more …
Your blog and social networking
Web 2.0 is an 'upgraded version' of the internet that's being driven by people and what they're interested in. Those that cater to this are developing methods of allowing people to find and use information and services that are specific … Read more …
Blog categories
Create your own categorisation method by following the instructions here. I did, and think it's great!
Interesting statistics
Over the past 100 page loads on this site, these are the most popular pages (with more than 1 visit). 26.25% The bird flu hoax 23.75% Life Through My Eyes 10% British Medical Journal talks about bird flu hoax 8.75% … Read more …
Blink List
Continuing my latest interest in Web 2.0 and 'social bookmarking', I've discovered a bookmarking / tagging site called BlinkList. A good pae that describes it and how it can be used is here: What makes Blink List special. If you … Read more …