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123 days ago
Hi all - I have another announcement to make here, in the shape of a new section on my new blog. It's called the Page of Fives, and it will deal with lots of aspects of my writing that will be good to share with you. For example, the first one is 5 websites that I couldn't do without as a writer. It was hard work narrowing these down, but I think I've come up with the five that I would really miss if they disappeared! You can look forward to more 'fives' in the future too. And if you subscribe to the RSS feed on my new blog you won't miss any of them at all. So... isn't it time to see which 5 sites mean the most to me? Perhaps you could suggest your own?
144 days ago
Hi there! You'll be glad you tripped over this blog post, because I have an announcement I'd like to make with regard to my writing blog. Don't panic though - I'm not going to stop blogging altogether. In fact the news is actually very good news! I've been thinking about setting up my own 'proper' blog - with my own domain name and hosting - for a while now. And thanks to the efforts of my other half I have finally got to the stage where it is going to happen. So first of all, it could be that you notice older blog posts disappearing from time to time. This is because we are migrating them all over to the new blog. I may post one or two more messages on this blog for a while, but my new blog will soon be the main place to go to find out more about my writing life. And because I have my own blog over which we have total control, I'm planning on developing it to a much greater extent. The blog is called My Online Freelance Writing Career, and you can go there right now to ...
161 days ago
Why does it feel as if all my latest blog posts start with an apology? I suddenly realised that I haven't blogged for ages, and since I have only managed one blog since March, I think it's now time to tell you why. Unfortunately my mother in law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in February this year, and after an unbelievably short illness she sadly passed away on 4th June. As you can imagine, my partner and I were there as much as we could be, and as we realised the last stages of the illness were upon us in late May, we were there practically every day with the rest of the family. Work has taken a back seat for the last couple of weeks, and although I am getting back to something resembling normality now, we are still adjusting to life without her. So that's why I've not been around. I'm planning on writing a Squidoo lens with proceeds going to cancer research at some point; I did one on ovarian cancer in memory of my mum, so it seems right that I should do the same ...
190 days ago
I think it has. This is a necessarily short blog post, just to reassure you all that I am still here! Life has rather taken over of late, which is why I haven't posted to my blog recently. We've been on holiday for starters, but I am also going through a course of dental treatment and trying to fit in all those other jobs that always need doing. Add that to the workload which has been constantly coming in and you'll see why my blog has fallen by the wayside! I am determined to change things though, so hopefully I will have some more blog posts to come very soon. At the moment I am working my way through a huge pile of websites that need to be written for one of my nicest clients. It's nice that I am booked up with major projects for the next few months though - always very reassuring! I'm trying to fit in some exercise time too, as I have a hankering to go swimming to keep the brain healthy as well as the body. Sounds daft? Trust me, swimming is wonderful for just letting ...
240 days ago
First of all I'd like to welcome all my new readers. No matter whether you read my blog regularly or you use the RSS feed to keep up to date, it's good to have you aboard! Last week was relatively quiet on the writing front; enough to keep me ticking over quite happily, but also enough to warrant a couple of extra days off in the garden! And it was great weather too - I can now write some articles about growing your own tomatoes from seed, among other things... But after taking Sunday off I have arrived back at my computer this morning to find an influx of emails with new jobs for me to do. That was great news as I was itching to get back into the swing of things again. I have several new batches of articles and an eBook to take on as well. So I am prepared for a long day - and evening - typing away, and I am really enjoying it. The purpose of this blog post is to share the benefits of having a few extra days off when it's quiet. It is good to try and grab some more work and ...
