Is there such a thing? I think there might be. Feels like I've written an awful lot this week because I have. I'm tired. Rather, Brian brain is tired. I'm just kinda annoyed really. Can't really pin it on anything in particular - it's a culmination of lots of things. So many fucking things. Best … Continue reading Too much writing
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December 2024
December started pretty quickly, don't you think? October was the slowest month on record and November flew by! I decided I want to finish the third novella in the Fates Entwined: Spellbound Bookshop Trilogy - this month. I had written one chapter prior to that decision.Why wouldn't I add more stress to December?2K a day … Continue reading December 2024
Ignore my browsing history.
I must admit my browsing history isn't what it used to be, for several reasons. The first is I use a VPN and The Onion if I need to access information that is a little bit dodge, and I've been doing that for a long time. The other reason - I have more people I … Continue reading Ignore my browsing history.
And we wait …
We've reached the part of the year where there is a lot of 'hurry up and wait' happening. Everything feels like it slows down as Christmas approaches. It doesn't and couriers are flat out despite that it seems to take forever to get parcels! So we wait. I'm waiting for two packages (Christmas decorations and … Continue reading And we wait …
You taught me why.
My first main character was pretty awesome. Not in the very beginning of her life, but as I grew into her and she grew into me. As she taught me to let go and trust that I knew how to do this, she became more like a person and less like a collection of words … Continue reading You taught me why.
Two stories …
We're here again, with two stories vying for my attention. So far there is no clear winner. Could go either way or I could carry on writing both. Who knows? Certainly not me!What I found interesting this time is how I'm writing. One is straight to a Pages file with no messing around with notebooks. … Continue reading Two stories …
Is it a milestone?
I've reached the age of having my glasses around my neck on a lovely beaded thingy. It's mostly to stop them flying off my face and getting kicked across the ground. They're expensive and I've already got two scuff marks on them. So, glasses keeper it is then. While I was at it, I got … Continue reading Is it a milestone?
Author Interrogations: Stephen Johnson
Kia ora,Welcome to a new interrogation! Get comfortable and settle in … got a cuppa? Who are you?I’m Stephen Johnson, an Australian who has lived in Auckland for 35 years. My fiction journey started at 61 when I fled a media career to drive a motorhome around Europe for seven months. I wanted to escape work. … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Stephen Johnson
It’s a weird limbo situation:
Currently, life has a weird kind of limbo thing going on. I know it's because I have, in a very short space of time, finished two manuscripts. Yeah, not just one. Hell no. Let's make life really fucking weird and go for two. I can't even say I'm using this time to create covers and … Continue reading It’s a weird limbo situation:
Scattered on Cloth
Bloody hell it was not easy dragging this story over the finish line. I didn't think I'd even get close for at least another week. I kinda thought yesterday I was getting close but I still didn't expect to finish this week and certainly didn't expect it to be today. So hooray!It's a complete first … Continue reading Scattered on Cloth
Cat Connor 