Aha! High time for an update, I think, given the amount of work I’ve been doing lately, it’s time for some sort of proof!

While there remains no update from Big Finish as to who the lucky competition winner was (hope springs eternal, nevertheless) I’ve made several changes to my writing schedule.

With regard to Brighthub, I’m now providing around 30 articles per month. This is to facilitate both some time off, windows for weekend breaks, and so that I can manage my coursework, having recently started a new module in my Web Applications Certificate. Read the rest of this entry »

It has evidently been several weeks since I last posted - in that time I’ve managed to reorganise my free time in order to continue submitting content to BrightHub and prepare myself for the impending Open University course that starts in May.

Meanwhile, my own special project that I will reveal to the world as soon as I can is halfway through its second draft, and I’ve also submitted a synopsis for a short story collection.

The date for the 2010 general election was announced this week. Can’t help feeling a bit helpless about the whole thing what with corporate interests and those of other external elements, but I reckon if everyone votes for what they want rather than one of the three main parties then the ruling classes will have to sit up and take notice.

Oh, also started development of the first Valvestate comic strip, with a couple of comic artists in mind. Don’t know if it will be publish quality, although I certainly hope so. Time Leech part 3 is also set t o go on Kasterborous this week in the run up to the Dalek episode on TV!

Aha - yes I must confess, I’ve been sweating over something for the past couple of days that really hasn’t been pleasant.

I’m just about over the disappointment of being turned down for a gig I was really interested in doing - which happens quite often but on this occasion I was invited to apply.

Getting over rejection as a writer is an important aspect of the job, and usually it is pretty easy. However when you’re asked to apply by someone and there’s a good chance you’re going to get it, losing out is a bit of a killer.

I’ve got plenty of other things to worry about atthe moment of course - I have at least one book in the works - so getting over it has been relatively quick.

I woke up on Sunday morning with a vague recollection that something rather smashing had come my way this weekend.

Due to the intake of wine the evening before, however, I wasn’t quite able to collect my thoughts for long enough for it to really hit home.

(I should add at this stage - I’m cursed with terrible hangovers. A few pints will leave me unable to function for at least a full day, turning me from a workaholic into a cabbaged sofa-dweller in a bad mood. Therefore I tend to avoid booze.) Read the rest of this entry »

Relatives are important - for several reasons:

• They love you Read the rest of this entry »
  

Loads of great stuff to do this week - not least playtesting Napoleon: Total War for either review or walkthroughs or if I’m really lucky - both!

I haven’t been this excited by a strategy game in years, and I’m certain this is going to be great fun.

Meanwhile I’ve got 4 days off work from Thursday through to Tuesday - ample chance to get some Brighthub work completed and to work on The Book…

Big Finish are after MORE fan submitted content - this time short stories for their Short Trips series which is moving from print to audio. Read the rest of this entry »

A curious phenomenon has been taking place recently, one which I feel slightly neurotic about.

In the past 3 months I’ve submitted around half a dozen adverts to Craigslist and FreelanceJobOpenings.com - and not one of these ads has been published. Read the rest of this entry »

Well a couple of lighter weeks gave me the chance to enter the massively over-subscribed Big Finish pitch-a-thon, with the result that I’m not pinning any hopes on my entry, regardless of how happy I was with it.

Minor book development has taken place, with something that evolved from my own endless struggle to get a particular book published drawing some encouraging noises from a couple of esteemed peers. I hope to include a sample of Eric’s Book at some point in the near future… Read the rest of this entry »

Most months I spend the majority of my spare time flipping between Kasterborous news items and writing and submitting content to Brighthub. Most of the K stuff gets done on a morning or evening, while the Brighthub content takes up a lot of my weekends.

Obviously this can prove frustrating, especially when I’m trying to attend to other tasks, such as the odd household job or other writing jobs or projects. It’s nice to be able to chill out and play Civilization IV or Football Manager 2010, but sometimes these opportunities don’t come along often. Read the rest of this entry »