Category Archives: writing

Engineered happiness?

I knew they were up to something… all those missing notifications and strange occurrences were nothing to do with Halloween at all. They were happily engineering … an update. So the new, all singing, all dancing WordPress editor has now … Continue reading

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A world of change

I had picked up the book from the shelves at the top of the stairs. When I am too tired to read anything useful in bed, I go to old and familiar friends that I know I can re-read and … Continue reading

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Free ebooks: Perfect or poison? 5 things to consider…

To ‘free’ or not to ‘free’…? That is the question… and one that polarises reaction within the Indie community as much as it would coming face to face with a viper. Some swear that giving books away at cut-price or … Continue reading

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Gems in the garret…

You know you have a problem when you desperately run hot water in the bathroom to try and bring back the notes you scribbled in the steam on the mirror… there was, after all, nothing else handy. And you were … Continue reading

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How not to go viral…

My fingertips are frozen blue, I’m boiled and casting clothing. Were I a man, it would be ‘flu… I read reports with loathing That womankind copes better Going viral in this manner, And while my nose gets wetter I’m afraid … Continue reading

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G. Michael Vasey on the second edition of the Mystical Hexagram

This weekend, the paperback and kindle versions of The Mystical Hexagram – 2nd Edition became available. The book is a joint project with prolific author Sue Vincent, who incidentally designed the beautiful new cover. An additional chapter is contained in … Continue reading

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A writerly weekend…

I was late setting off for the north on Friday, so there was no time to stop and enjoy the autumnal colour that now blankets the land like some medieval tapestry, all ochres, rust and gold. By the time I … Continue reading

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A new beginning…

Several years ago a friend asked me to work with him preparing one of his books for publication. The task expanded a little as we worked and eventually, we had a book, The Mystical Hexagram: The Seven Inner Stars of … Continue reading

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Notes from a Small Dog – Abandoned

She’s away gallivanting, leaving me with my friends all alone to play with Gooch and Hardy… All she’s been doing is tapping away at the ‘puter for ages… ‘proofing’, she says… ‘not now’ and ‘just a minute’ she says… Boring… … Continue reading

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Bloggers Interview

Thank you to Holly at Heartafire, who tagged me in the Bloggers Interview. How did you get into blogging? Curiosity. I’d come across a few blogs, but had no idea where to begin, or even if I wanted to. It … Continue reading

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