Writers Workshop
Last night I attended my first meeting of the Corsham Writers Workshop. I posted about my excitement when I learnt of this local writers group at my village Christmas Fayre. My excitement was entirely justified. There were five of us. We were a mix of poets, short...
A Change to my Amazon Advertising Strategy
I have been experimenting with two types of Amazon advertising campaigns, sponsored product and sponsored brand. Sponsored product was my first campaign. A book is a product, so I started with my first book, The Spy who Sank the Armada. I launched the campaign on both...
EVs and Lithium Batteries
My friend Barry Biggs made some excellent comments about my last post. He’s holding out on converting to an EV at the moment because there are alternative drive systems that may ultimately be better for the environment. In particular he’s concerned about the lithium...
A Few Gripes – Earth, Skoda, & Books
Today I have a few gripes. I still love driving my Skoda Enyaq EV. The electrician from ProEV arrived yesterday to fit our home charger. I felt so sorry for him as he worked in the rain. It took rather longer than expected, because he couldn’t find an earth. He asked...
Crossing the Rubicon
On this day in 49 BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River which divided Gaul (France) from Italy. The Senate had ordered him back to Rome, specifically instructing him to leave his army behind in Gaul. Perhaps he sensed danger, or perhaps he felt opportunity....
The Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was fought on, or around, this day in 871 CE. Historians differ on the exact site of the battle, but agree that it was around halfway between Reading and Didcot. The battle was between the Danish Vikings and the West Saxons. The West Saxons were...
Positive News
I’ve just read an article about positive news. According to a Reuters poll, 46% of us in the UK actively avoid the news. That’s up from 22% in 2017. There is just so much bad news about. War in Ukraine, inflation, politics, climate change, the state of the NHS,...
Is Studying Maths until 18 the Answer?
Our Prime Minister (at time of writing), Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce that all students will have to study “some form of maths” until they are 18. I studied maths, further maths, higher maths, and physics, at A level. I liked maths, I continue to find it very...
EV ownership, an MOT, and Statins
I’ve posted about buying an EV, and have been the proud owner of an EV now for four days, and I love it. It’s so quiet, smooth and incredibly fast in terms of acceleration. Pro EV are due to install our home charger next Thursday, and I should be able to get by until...
Writers Workshop
Last night I attended my first meeting of the Corsham Writers Workshop. I posted about my excitement when I learnt of this local writers group at my village Christmas Fayre. My excitement was entirely justified. There were five of us. We were a mix of poets, short...
A Change to my Amazon Advertising Strategy
I have been experimenting with two types of Amazon advertising campaigns, sponsored product and sponsored brand. Sponsored product was my first campaign. A book is a product, so I started with my first book, The Spy who Sank the Armada. I launched the campaign on both...
EVs and Lithium Batteries
My friend Barry Biggs made some excellent comments about my last post. He’s holding out on converting to an EV at the moment because there are alternative drive systems that may ultimately be better for the environment. In particular he’s concerned about the lithium...
A Few Gripes – Earth, Skoda, & Books
Today I have a few gripes. I still love driving my Skoda Enyaq EV. The electrician from ProEV arrived yesterday to fit our home charger. I felt so sorry for him as he worked in the rain. It took rather longer than expected, because he couldn’t find an earth. He asked...
Crossing the Rubicon
On this day in 49 BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River which divided Gaul (France) from Italy. The Senate had ordered him back to Rome, specifically instructing him to leave his army behind in Gaul. Perhaps he sensed danger, or perhaps he felt opportunity....
The Battle of Ashdown
The Battle of Ashdown was fought on, or around, this day in 871 CE. Historians differ on the exact site of the battle, but agree that it was around halfway between Reading and Didcot. The battle was between the Danish Vikings and the West Saxons. The West Saxons were...
Positive News
I’ve just read an article about positive news. According to a Reuters poll, 46% of us in the UK actively avoid the news. That’s up from 22% in 2017. There is just so much bad news about. War in Ukraine, inflation, politics, climate change, the state of the NHS,...
Is Studying Maths until 18 the Answer?
Our Prime Minister (at time of writing), Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce that all students will have to study “some form of maths” until they are 18. I studied maths, further maths, higher maths, and physics, at A level. I liked maths, I continue to find it very...
EV ownership, an MOT, and Statins
I’ve posted about buying an EV, and have been the proud owner of an EV now for four days, and I love it. It’s so quiet, smooth and incredibly fast in terms of acceleration. Pro EV are due to install our home charger next Thursday, and I should be able to get by until...