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Archive for 2010
On Languages
I started thinking about languages the other day, which lead to a little light googling that wound up on this wikipedia article. Strange but true – the English spoken in Ireland is actually a dialect called Hiberno-English, which is heavily influenced by Irish. The way we say things and the words we use are not [...]
Forms of Publishing
After seeing the latest round of self-publishing scams being inflicted on naive author wannabes, I can’t help but feel a little angry. They cut a little too close to home, you see. A year or two ago, before I began my education in the world of publishing, they might have snapped me up and fed [...]
Second Draft: Complete
After a year and a half of working on and off, the second draft of the Novel is complete. The first draft wasn’t much of anything. That’s part of the process of how I write; when I’m telling the story to begin with, it’s very ephemeral and inconsistent, with plot holes and continuity errors all [...]
Another redesign
Alright, alright. I know I’m far too liable to mess about with my blog more than I should. I swear I’ll leave it alone for a while. It’s almost a month now since I last posted. Holding down a fulltime job, writing articles, and completing a novel take precedence over blogging, unfortunately. I’m hoping that [...]
Today is special
Ten years ago today, I went to the cinema and watched ‘Road Trip’ with my better half. I remember how awful that movie was in places. I remember the two of us walking home as if there were clouds beneath our feet, nothing but smiles and joy enough to fill any heart. I remember kissing [...]
Website redesign
The new, Joomla-basesd site is up and running, along with the new and better design. Alas, I have a cold which is rapidly evolving into the mother of all sinus infections and which has robbed me of my hearing on one side of my head. Is the universe having a laugh at my expense? Who [...]
Self-Publishing Done Right
Many of the literary agents and writers whose blogs I follow have a very dim view of self-publishing. They’re referring to a particular subset of it, in fact – companies like iUniverse, PublishAmerica, and others who specifically target authors, promising them a chance at best-sellerdom in exchange for too much money. I suppose I’d call [...]
Comment Spam
My comments have been getting slammed lately. I dislike spammers with a deep and unholy hatred, and I’ve been nuking their crap as it comes up, but it’s getting a bit silly. I’ve activated reCAPTCHA to stem the flood somewhat. I question the mentality behind spam, though. Most of these comments only have links where [...]
Smoke and Mirrors
An article I wrote for BocktheRobber.com has been posted. It’s a better version of the State of the Nation article. I can’t help but be slightly scared, and I find myself wondering what the response will be. Nothing for it, I guess. It was my choice to start writing about politics. Next up: a comparison [...]
May the Force be with You
Ah, Star Wars. The writer in me wants to slam it for being a rehash of the same old quest stories, except with lasers and star ships and more aliens than Roswell. If I’m being honest, though, I just can’t stay mad at the grandaddy of all space operas – my first big story idea [...]
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