But you don't have to go to Orkney to read it (although you can if you want). 😉

Https://Mybook.to/glunda

Glunda The Veg Witch soon to be doing the rounds on the awesome Booky McBookface. 😁

#OrkneyLibrary
#BookyMcBookface

I will forgive a lot of writing sins if I like the characters and I want them to kick ass.

Today's research:

The exact meaning of the term 'exponential growth'.
What a Yorkshire Terrier looks like.
When they first thought there were canals on Mars.
Various Latin translations for silly phrases.
What 'fauna' means.

#ToBeAWriter
#AttackMars

I'm going to have a character keep trying out first names for her unborn baby boy, so if you want your name in the mix pop it in the comments below.

NB: I don't need name suggestions, I can come up with names, I want YOUR name.

#AttackMars

927 words, for a total of 18,748. Professor Welles tells Mr Gibbet about the canals on Mars, and we meet a mechanical Yorkshire Terrier who may or may not be coing home with us. #Steampunk #AttackMars

I'm going to learn necromancy if it kills me.

Register to vote. It's an election year.

Lidl is shaking up UK #retail in more ways than just their pricing model.

This month they have doubled the full-pay maternity & adoption leave available to their staff to 28 weeks.

The battle for retail staff (see Sainsbury's pay rise posted yesterday) is starting to have some benefits for those prepared to take these jobs.

Its good to see our current travails are having some (some!) benefits for #workers.

(Interestingly Tesco is also moving in this direction)

https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2023-12-20-lidl-doubles-its-paid-leave-for-maternity-adoption-leave?source=linkedin&utm_campaign=Oktopost-HR+News+-+Features+-+Long+Reads+&utm_content=Oktopost-linkedin-&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

Just polished up my pitch for The Journeyman, now called In The Valley Of The Wind. Now I need to let it settle for a while so I can come back to it with fresh eyes. That way I'll know if it's any good or not? 😏

Actually it's 878 words today. I forgot about the 222 I inserted earlier. 😋

656 words written, and the seed is sown for the introduction of the second talking mechanical animal to inhabit the world of Hammersmyth, a lovable wee dog named Robbie. He's mostly going to get in the way, but he might have a vital role to play in the story later... maybe. 😉

If any native speakers know of the correct way to refer to a German doctor or professor let me know. Is it just Dr or Prof, or is there something else?

I was only going to use three names, but since only four people suggested their actual name across all social medias congratulations to Dr Dang, Dr Foster, Professor Skies, and Herr Bischoff (titles TBC). Fair warning, there's a good chance one of you will be asleep at the back of the room the whole time.😋

I need surnames for a bunch of mad professors. Stick your surname below and I'll stick it into a hat. Will do the draw tomorrow. You could be in my new book! #steampunk

500 words a day for 4 months is over 50k words. That's the lion's share of most books. And that's if you take Sundays off too.

My 2023 in numbers. I did okay I reckon. 😏

@BigJackBrass I remember his talking about going on stage for the first time to complete silence. He grabbed the mic and said "It's me you fuckers!"