Category: Life

I’ve always been a Writer

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The author shares their lifelong passion for writing, which began in childhood and continued despite various life changes. Notably, they recall writing imaginative stories praised by teachers, maintaining a diary during teenage years, and reigniting their writing hobby via the internet in their twenties. They’ve published novels and short stories under a pseudonym and emphasize the importance of daily writing. Starting a Substack to explore diverse topics and continue their writing habit, the author views daily writing as essential practice. Read More …

How did I end up with a Blog?

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Yesterday I paid the invoice for the hosting of this site and the domains that go with it. That’s what prompted me to finally complete that post on streaming services that I started writing back in February. It’s not expensive, but I guess some would see it as unusual for someone like me—just a normal bloke with nothing to sell or anything like that—to pay for a website when there are so many free options out there. Particularly when I’m not exactly a regular poster. It’s not like I’m writing a new entry every day or even every week. Read More …

Do You Remember A Time Before Streaming?

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When you think about it, it’s remarkable quite how much the landscape for consuming media, be that video or music, has changed since Netflix first launched its streaming service. I still remember a time when in the UK we only had four television channels. Read More …

a Long Time in… Well, it’s just a long time, okay.

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When you only write a blog as a hobby—a way of keeping yourself mentally alert and to some extent easing the burden of the daily grind by venting your frustrations or simply expressing yourself—then it can be difficult to choose what to write about. Particularly if, like this one, your blog isn’t focused on one particular thing. Read More …

Working from Home

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Despite the UK’s “lockdown” (which, let’s be honest, isn’t anything like what most countries have meant by “lockdown” I’ve still been hard at work. Not just on a couple of personal projects which include slowly bringing the eBooks I’ve published under different names back under my main author name, but also at my day job. Read More …