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Game Diary / August 13, 2011 / John / 0
What? A game diary entry? Surely not! Well, yes! I’ve been suffering from an extended period of gaming ennui of late, largely because between writing and working I never seem to have much in the way of time. On top of that, there really hasn’t been much of any interest happening gaming wise. Then the
Books, Writing / August 4, 2011 / John / 0
From Within is now available in paperback form form a variety of retailers: Amazon UK (£7.91 + p&p) Amazon US ($12.99 + p&p) Barnes and Noble ($9.35 + p&p)
Ramblings / July 28, 2011 / John / 0
Firestarter by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Very very good. There are a few odd little phrases used here and there – the occasional repetition. I suspect Mr King was living in interesting times when he wrote this. None of that detracts from what is essentially a straightforward tale of anti-establishment paranoia
Ramblings / July 25, 2011 / John / 0
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was a little concerned about this book, having just watched the TV series. I needn’t have been. Good though the series was, the novel wipes the floor with it. So much more of the intrigue and the history is revealed
Books, Writing / July 17, 2011 / John / 0
My latest book, Careless Talk, has just been published. It’s currently available via Amazon’s Kindle Store and in multiple formats from Smashwords.com. “You saw the winged men – we did what we could. But mortals are fragile and the Opposition are not. I am not justifying what we have done, only explaining why we need
Noms / June 30, 2011 / John / 0
Okay, so, my little Scotch Bonnet plant, Stingy, has babies. So I thought I’d cook a couple of them. I chose two small chillies – a red and an orange. Given that the chillies are at their hottest when they’re green, I thought it would be a fairly safe experiment. It was – what dropped
Rants / June 14, 2011 / John / 0
Just had an email from Scottish Power, bless ’em. They say “Wholesale energy prices have been rising dramatically too, and although we’ve been doing what we can to absorb these costs for as long as possible, we now have to increase our prices.” Looking a little deeper, I found that their profits have fallen from
From Within, Writing / April 11, 2011 / John / 0
My first novel, From Within, is now available on Kindle in the Amazon Store. From Within is a pulp potboiler of the kind popular in the 1980s and 1990s and, sadly, long absent from the book shop shelves. It’s short, fast, and gory – perfect for a sunny afternoon. “They stopped, looking around,
Ramblings / April 8, 2011 / John / 0
I don’t know where this one is going yet, but I like it 🙂 Sea Shanty