Writing Changes

In some ways my writing life is currently getting very complicated. As well as the normal D4D™ posts, a few recently have become multi-use posts, getting duplicated (or edited and used, anyway) on either my photography blog, or the one on my company website. Although in fairness the one on the company site isn’t so much a blog as a series of articles and more coherent pieces instead of a daily/weekly updating thing with just braindump thoughts and news. However, they all combine to mean that I’m thinking in several ‘tones of voice’ at the same time, although I do aim to get the multi-use posts into a vaguely consistent and coherent tone that works cross-site in general.

In fact, that’s probably why I now swear far less on D4D™ than I used to. (Well, for the most part, anyway) I don’t know whether that’s a good or bad thing – D4D™ was always meant to be the personal site where I could let rip, vent, and generally be vile. Only I’ve kind of stopped doing that a lot of the time at the moment – maybe I’m just growing up? Nah, can’t be. Well, maybe…

Anyway, maybe as I progress with the other two blog-type writing areas, D4D™ will go back to being more of a venting pot than a thought-bouncing wall. Maybe.

Away from the blog-type areas, I’m also still working in CeltX on the two main ‘commercial’ writing ideas. I’ve been dumping the ideas, characters, and plot/storyline bits into two different projects on CeltX, and now I “just” need to start figuring out how the hell everything hangs together – I’ve got the (very) rough theme sketched out, but I still have some gaping holes where I need to figure out not just the where and the why, but also the how and the who. Not much work really – honest.

So all told at the moment I’ve got four big writing areas on the go, as well as the website writing/creation/programming, and the usual bey bevy of letters on the go.

All in all, it makes me wonder whether I can keep all those balls in the air at the same time, and particularly whether I can keep them all fresh. I don’t want any of the blog bits to turn into a tumbleweed-ridden ghost town, but I’ll close them down if I have to. Thing is, I’ve a feeling they’re going to start getting some interest – and then I’m knackered.

Thankfully, the ideas do keep on flowing. Braindumping the two big ‘commercial’ ones onto the laptop has meant that there’s now headspace for other ideas to come in – not just blog stuff, but other potential commercial bits, depending on how the first two do. Polymath, me? Possibly.

Promotional

It occurred to me yesterday that I own a few domain names where I’m working on ideas in the background, but haven’t yet done anything on the sites themselves. Well, obviously that wasn’t what occurred to me yesterday, but the thought was connected.

Anyway, the thought that occurred was that when it comes to my business, and promoting it along the way, I was missing a thing – and it’s something I should’ve realised way before now.

So I spent half an hour last night knocking up a holding page to put on those domains, along with a link to the main business site. It should add some extra references via Google and the like which is never a bad thing – I just can’t believe I missed out on some free advertising for so long.

I’m such a dork sometimes.

Twenty Years On

It’s hard to believe that it’s twenty years today that the “Great Storm” hit the UK.

The BBC also has an interesting piece about the efforts to save trees should the same happen again at the Sheffield Park Garden.

You can still see the effects, when you visit gardens in the area – although you have to know now what you’re looking at (or were looking for, if that makes sense) – and to me it’s still surprising just how long-lasting the effects of that one night are. I know I shouldn’t be surprised by such things, but well, I am. Hey ho.

Two Years On

Blimey, I’ve been driving two years now.

Time flies, when you’re having fun. Well, that’s what people tell me, anyway…

Impressive

You know, there’s something that always impresses me.

And that’s when I get an email from an IT agency, and they can’t even use linebreaks.

Something like this, in fact.

Good Morning!!I hope this email finds you well. Please find below details of a new role in which I was hoping that you may have an interest:My Client requires a Web Developer with the following skill set:[blah blah blah].The work required will normally be client side and although this role is a development role, the ideal candidate would also have excellent visual skills and an ability to pay close attention to detail – basically a good eye for design!!!N.B., You will be required to provide some sample URL’SStart: ASAPDuration 6 Weeks – 3 Months

Impressive, isn’t it?

The Meeting

Well, that all seemed pretty interesting.

I’ve got to knock up a little document about the costs and necessary work, as well as some other odds and sods, which they want by the end of the week. Hardly a challenge.

I should know next week whether I’ve got the work, though. All a bit promising, really.

Phone History

Inspired by Lori’s post on the subject, and following on from my comment there, I thought I’d do a list of the mobile phones I’ve owned over the years along with (where possible) the years. Once you click on more, it’s going to be a very sad post…
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