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A Christmas Ghost Story: The Tedious Case of Room 623

Posted on December 15, 2022 by blogmywiki

Had an idea for a story while walking the dog. I was going to abandon it, or at the very least change the narrator’s preposterous name, when I discovered that Agatha Christie wrote over a dozen stories about a man … Continue reading →

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The distraction of distraction-free word processors

Posted on December 28, 2020 by blogmywiki

I’m currently not writing at least three books. At least one of them, I am convinced, is an amazingly good idea. I’ve written a dozen chapters, at least one of which doesn’t make me cringe when I read it back, … Continue reading →

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Distraction-free writing OS

Posted on July 18, 2019 by blogmywiki

Here’s an idea for a cheap alternative to expensive ‘distraction-free’ word processors like the Freewrite (much as I love the idea of the Freewrite – I just cannot afford one.) A Linux-based OS on a USB stick that boots straight … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriYo

Posted on January 2, 2016 by blogmywiki

I’ve written before about how badly I got on with NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. Each November loads of people sign up to a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. I wonder what proportion succeed. … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow Never Knows, chapter 1

Posted on August 1, 2015 by blogmywiki

Instead of finishing the various stories I have have hanging around (including the one that’s The History Boys meets An Education meets Doctor Who, that one is a doozie) I started a new one. I’m stumbling after 4 chapters so … Continue reading →

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