Here I am at the edge

@GhostAdventures   For many years, people have told me that I write good ghost stories - one of the most popular is in this special edition http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H4F38AI   - the edition contains both the first printed (not the original version) and the now unavailable version I wrote for our   #charity ,   http://hereiamattheedge.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-peacock-writers.html#.VoQq21WLTnA .  St. Peter's Church, Clevedon known locally as Old Church . This is the church in the story. The original version of my story is also available on Amazon & Draft2Digital . One reason I think my stories are so liked is because I am able to think myself into the roles involved in the story, by so doing I can express the fears better.

#Software #amwriting For several months, I have contemplated buying Dragon voice-to-text software   http://www.nuance.co.uk/dragon/index.htm . I see the software, not a luxury to aid speed writing. I type slow, but that's not a problem for me. I see buying the software as a necessity if I am going to continue as a writer. The reason for this is I suffer badly with  #arthritis   as a result of my  #EDS   giving me bad joints. There are days when I can't open my hands for the pains, and my wrists are so weak I need supports most of the time.

Unhappy Anniversary As if I needed a reminder of the  #anniversary  of my near-death experience two years ago   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O6IEC7E , last night I almost choked on a sweet from a box of chocolates. 

It is hard to believe      After fighting for so long, it was hard to believe that some of the firemen didn't believe in their job. They were paid to destroy all that we held dear, what could have caused the doubt?    And, yet, there was something about his tone that made me think he was honest. I had heard a whisper that there was a growing element who didn't like destroying books; I put it down to idle gossip - after all being a fireman was a well-paid job with an endlessly expanding scope of work, why wouldn't they love the job?    I looked at the old man sitting before me, and asked him, "What is the cause of the unrest?"     He turned to look at my smoked-streaked face as it glistened with sweat from the fires, and said, "We're upset that we'll lose all these excellent books forever. The writers of these works are long-dead, and their work can is unrepeatable. If we lose these books and periodicals, who'll tell future generations...

#MobileStrike   If there was a  #mobilestrike , and my cell phone went out of action, I wouldn't realise the difference. I only use mine for a clock and for emergencies. I am too busy as a  #writer   to spend time chatting, and as most of my contacts are in the USA , there is little to no chance of either them phoning me or me phoning them.

#RIPLemmy #Motorhead Last night's news of the death of Lemmy was a sad note for the UK rock scene. The frontman of Motorhead http://www.imotorhead.com/  had been the lead figure of the scene for generations. He was instrumental in the founding of another wonderful group called   #Girlschool     http://www.girlschool.co.uk/mainindex.htm .  The two groups were similar and often toured together. Motorhead and Girlschool joined for one cd under the band name Headgirl   http://noisey.vice.com/blog/what-i-learned-about-style-from-mtorhead-and-girlschool-head-girl-please-dont-touch Hawkwind   The older music lovers will recall Lemmy used to be the lead singer of another group called  #Hawkwind , in his days before Motorhead. He was jailed in the US because the police thought he was carrying cocaine across the US/ Canadian border. Hawkwind is still going, but they are nowhere near as popular or influential as Motorhead are. ...

http://www.adazing.com/ For the last year, I have been using Amazon for doing my covers, and little else - my sales there are virtually non-existent. Last month, I came across a nice site for doing Free covers   http://www.adazing.com/  this means I won't be using Amazon at all now. Here is an example of a cover I did today, for a book that will be out later in the year.