One third – 17 weeks into the Blogg52 challenge
One third – seventeen weeks – of the way through the Blogg52 challenge, an article taking stock of where I’m at and what I’m doing.
At the Quill
At the Quill: About creative writing in my experience and practice. Also posts about independent authorship and self-publishing. Read Creative Writing and Independent Authorship for more details or scroll down.
Blethering on – Scots influence on current English
Blethering on about new old words – Scots dialect words that the English seem to delight in using in the run up to the Scottish independence referendum.
As yet Unbound – three books from a crowdfunder
To learn about crowd funding for publishing I am supporting 3 book projects with the British crowd funded publishers Unbound. The books and why I chose them.
Funded by crowds – more on crowd funding
A second look at getting funded by crowds to publish a book – crowd funding sites reviewed: Kickstarta, Kickstarter, Fundedbyme.
Crowd Funding – The Alexander Pope method
An introduction to crowd funding from the perspective of an independent author, referencing Kickstarter and Unbound but mostly Alexander Pope.
The AutoMobile with AndeRide technology
Introducing the AutoMobile with AndeRide technology – the latest in smart from the good people at Goggle, Creative Research and Potentials division.
Crystal clear
A review of The Story of English in 100 Words by David Crystal – 100 words, 100 short essays about each word its history and context.
Besides words there is always dance
Dance is an art-form that exists, like photography, alongside words. A meditation on dance and a brief review of two performances that were part of the 2014 Gothenburg Dance and Theatre Festival (GDTF).
Almost art – introducing my daily photo blog
Almost art: Is photography art or is it only almost art? I’ve started a daily photo blog and I’m wondering about publishing a photo book.
Elin’s Story: The Long Way to Published
Elin’s Story: How I came to choose Elin’s Story as my historical novel project and why it has taken me so long to get nowhere with it.