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I never was that interested in using writing as an income. In these days of so many people writing and self-publishing, that is ever more an unlikely thing anyway. So, just to say, my books are free on Smashwords They are on Amazon as ebooks and print books but you can't do free on Amazon and I'm not in the Kindle Unlimited club as my books aren't exclusive to Amazon.

Story of the Week As always there are difficult choices to make. I enjoyed Justin Tuijl’s The Others , it read like silver age sci-fi, and if the lone inhabitant of a planet is a trope, well there are reasons for that: it’s a good way to create suspense or to explore what it is to be human. This story does that. Others I enjoyed included: Celticman’s Hellish Heaven Pts 1 & 2 SeanMcNulty (ABC’s own worthy successor to Flann O’Brien )‘s...

It’s Beginning to Look… The truth is, I just love Christmas. I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but, for me, it’s one of the things my parents did well. I am the eldest of four boys and…man….we were a pain on Christmas Day. We would only make it to 5.30am and then barrel down the stairs. Our Christmas tree was always awash with presents and we would open them in a jumble of arms and legs, wrapping paper flying in all directions. Mum and dad...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tkyf/disco-soundtrack-of-a-revolution-series-1-1-rock-the-boat https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tkyp/disco-soundtrack-of-a-revolution-series-1-2-aint-no-stoppin-us-now https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001tmjk/disco-soundtrack-of-a-revolution-series-1-3-stayin-alive ‘It’s so important people know this. This is history .’ Here is the music test. What do you listen to when driving? I grew up...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0B8MWYS6Q/ref=atv_me_inc_c_nPGsgV_brws_1_33?jic=8%7CEgRzdm9k https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burial_(film) This is Erin Brokovitch in the undertaking industry. Black and white. Good versus bad. A story of triumph we expect when the little guy fights corporate corruption that so rarely happens in real life (as this is purported to be) it becomes memorable. The Set up. Calvary of Love Baptist Church,...

My latest book, Full Filled: Etheral Serial is "finished" and available on Amazon TodayI'm doing my best at marketing which isn't very good. This is one of the big stops on my tour. To let y'all know that the book is available and to hope that ypu'll give it a look. I don't have a whole marketing team behind me, nor an editing or proofreading team. I like many independent writers am out here all alone. But not really. I have had hundreds of...

Rick Rien (a pseudonym) sent me a copy of his book, Viva Nothing . The title comes from a virtual race. He fancied the name, placed a bet, and won. Usually, he loses. It’s in the title. Rick’s addiction is gambling. Most of us know someone that is addicted to something. ‘Some of my best mates are drunk drivers,’ is a line I used in one of my longer stories, Ugly Puggly. Smoking and drinking used to be the big-hitters. Drugs (legal, illegal or...