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I only noticed this about half an hour ago (it's latish afternoon here in the UK), but today is my 30-month or 2.5-year self-publiversary! Yes, two and a half years ago I unleashed The Secret Notebook of Sherlock Holmes on an unsuspecting world, and then, well, I just kept going. 30 months feels like a long time …
Continue reading Happy self-publiversary to me!
It's January 1. It's raining. Therefore it must be time for the New Year's Resolutions / life goals for 2018 post! Last year's goals: Market new and existing books and stories to maximise their return Walk/run 1000 miles Aim for work-life balance and spare capacity How did I do? Let's say it was a year of …
Yesterday Facebook pinged one of those 'On This Day' notifications. Now usually these follow a fairly standard pattern where in past years I have updated my status with the news that: one of the kids said something daft I ran somewhere I ate either cheese, cake, chocolate or biscuits the cat is sitting on me …
Today I took what feels like a big step. I updated my LinkedIn profile. Well, rewrote it, really. This involved putting an end date on my public sector job (yes, I know I left last week, but it still feels odd), and rewriting my profile as someone who specialises in writing, editing and generally being creative. That feels …
Yesterday was my last day at work, and I got a great send-off including this wonderful handmade card - thanks Ruth! Inside the card there's a fortune-teller with a crystal ball. Marvellous. Quite a few work colleagues have asked me, over the last few weeks, what exactly I'm going to do. 'Do you have another …
This blog's been a bit quiet recently. It's not that I haven't had things going on that I could blog about; far from it. It's more that there's been one big thing that I didn't feel I could talk about, until now. On Monday I saw a blog post which made me smile; Reach for …
My commute is about to change. Metrolink are, apparently, going to do wonderful things to St Peter's Square tram stop. Unfortunately this means that they're closing it for eight weeks. I've spent quite a lot of time working out the best way to accomplish my work commute into Manchester. On paper it isn't far. However, …
Continue reading Au revoir, trams: a commuting photo-journey
We've had an office move at work over the weekend. Nothing major, just a bit of a rejig in the same big room. Of course I knew it was happening, and I'd had a look at the location of my new desk, but when I came in on Monday morning I still felt lost. No-one …
Purdah (noun): 1. The practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers, especially by means of a curtain. 1.3 British The period leading up to an election, during which government departments generally refrain from making any new announcements. (Oxford Dictionaries) Tomorrow, March 30, the organisation where I now work will enter purdah. …
