February is ending. Spring approaches (in our northern hemisphere). And a bit of interesting “research” has come to light in recent days: Thailand by a mile? And the following nine are all European countries? Topped off by Denmark?
While I was working yesterday, I did what I normally do: I had Twitter open to the side on my iPad. I check it occasionally. Usually I do so when I stop for a writing break, but sometimes I just glance over at it. That latter is a bad habit. What a strange “social media” … More And Something About Llamas?
My wife received an email yesterday from a former neighbo(u)r of ours. She’s flying to the Canary Islands today. She and her husband are selling a holiday flat they’ve owned there for several decades. In the message she explained to Mrs. Nello that she’s taking Frontiers (the paperback) along. (She doesn’t do Kindle.) She wrote … More Canary Surprise
I noted the other day that I felt I had been “in the zone” while writing. It was flowing pretty easily, and I hoped it would continue. And it has. I’m back on my daily treadmill pace of 3 to 5 decent pages minimum. If you can keep that up within about “100 days” you’ve … More “Time for a (no added sugar) Ribena”
Well, I had an email exchange with my uncle last night. He knows now about my books completely – including my pen name and what underscores the stories. The mask is off. I can’t reproduce much of his note back to me. Lots of it is family stuff. But these extracts should give you the … More Novelist Uncle Is In The Building
After several days of thinking hard about it, I took the HUGE decision at last: yes, I would finally tell my novelist uncle in America that I’ve written (and I’m still writing) novels under a pen name. What pushed me over the edge was asking myself, “Suppose he were to pass away and I never … More Creating Mayhem As Midnight Approaches
Hot chocolate: I had that yesterday afternoon, at Mes Amis. It’s in Beckington (which sounds like a great surname for a fictional English character in a novel), Somerset. And, yes, it was delicious. 🙂
As any author knows, reader reviews can’t be ignored nowadays. Amazon is central in that change. Readers may praise, but authors now also need a skin as tough as iron too. Authors aren’t alone. A business owner we know got an appalling review a few months ago on a non-Amazon site from a customer who’d … More Reviewing The Reviewers
Happy Friday! Good Morning!: I’ve been writing lots in recent days. There are just those times it “flows” and you find you just keep “going with it.” It’s sorta like being on a “winning streak” in sports. (Thus decidedly unlike England’s current World Cup cricket team’s experience.) When you find yourself “in the zone” you … More Sneak Peek: “Are you a Parisian?”
R. J. Nello 