I love October. Spring brings new life to everything that sat in its dormant state during the cold of Winter. The bulbs are going ham. Flowers I know I didn’t plant are popping up from all over. The birds are […]
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Paranormology #10 – Somerset Gardens Ghost
I’ve had to take some time off, recently, and I’ve been using that to clean up the garden, do the weeding, transplant the plants while it’s cold and wet, and generally do repairs and maintenance and all of that. The […]
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Livermead Hill Ghost, away!
May 1st, 2024. It has been one heck of a day. One of those days, in fact, that makes you want to curl up in a little ball, soak yourself in whiskey and forget about it. Yeah, the pressure was […]
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Listen, dear Octopus
Tedrick’s latest book is built off words. Lots of words that make up phrases that make up sentences that make up paragraphs that make up chapters. Those words sit on the page, or the ePage if you’re one of them […]
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An Octopus of a Different Colour
Books. They need a cover. That’s where a lot of my time is spent when writing new books. I enjoy the work, but it does take a good portion of my free time. Now that I’ve done a few, it’s […]
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Octopus Detective On Super Sale
Before I get onto a problem I had with converting a Microsoft Word document to PDF for printing to Lulu (compelling stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree), I thought I had better mention something more immediate, tangible and beneficial to everyone. […]
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Tik Tok – It’s almost time for an octopus
The countdown has begun, the wheels are in motion, and now there’s no stopping it. “Tedrick Gritswell Gets Crabby” is starting the march to release on the 30th of April. At Smashwords, the book is up for pre-order Likewise at […]
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Hold on, Tedrick, we’re nearly there
First Draft is a time to swim back up to the surface and take a breather. The hard yards are done, the plot is written, the characters have been committed to their acts. Great. Pat yourself on the back, have […]
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OMG it’s an Octopus!
We all need a bit of love, and octopuses are no exception. What with all them hearts tucked away inside them, there’s a case to be made that they need MORE love! You know what I’m talking about… Tedrick Gritswell, […]
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Another Draft
How many drafts does it take to write a book? More than one, for sure. So two? Three? Five? How many sweeps must one do? When doing the books in the Paranormology Series, I settled on three as the magic […]
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