Christmas Fayre 2023

Christmas Fayre 2023

Doesn’t time fly? It feels like only a few months since I posted about last year’s village Christmas Fayre, yet I’ve just returned from this year’s KSM Christmas Fayre. There were a few differences. I had a different table this year, whereas I was by the entrance last...
Schrödinger’s Cat

Schrödinger’s Cat

On 29th November 1935 Erwin Schrödinger published his famous paper on his thought experiment examining the paradox behind the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. In this thought experiment, a cat is placed inside a sealed box along with a radioactive...
Improvement

Improvement

There was something that I forgot to mention in my last post. I was writing about the CWA interview on the publishing revolution and hybrid authors. Barry said that it takes time to build up a career in writing. I’m not sure what he meant by that. It implies...
Publishing Revolution

Publishing Revolution

The CWA hosted a clinic last night titled, Publishing Revolution: The New Hybrid Author. The experts were J.D Kirk and Melissa Addey. J.D. Kirk is the nom de plume for his DCI Jack Logan crime novels set around his home in Scotland. His name is actually Barry...
Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I ascended to the throne on 17th November 1558 following the death of her half-sister Mary I, or Bloody Mary. She was known as Bloody Mary because of her reintroduction of heresy law in 1555 leading to the burning of around three hundred Protestants. In 1554...