tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37601033556441919572024-03-13T11:12:57.834+00:00The Art & Craft Of ProcrastinationScreenwriting ... What's that all about then?Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-89039501358418218322018-02-02T07:58:00.001+00:002018-02-02T07:58:58.814+00:00What have I been up to?It's been more than a while. So what's been going on?
I had to investigate the mysteries of publishing, and have re-released / republished (?) my books.
I have moved house...to a new-build with no cupboards or shelves, and have spent the last two years trying to get that sorted out - with zero funds. Much fun!
Various family problems have been raising their heads, including the death of my Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-3066303336746899892015-09-25T11:06:00.000+01:002015-09-25T11:06:24.554+01:00A book to vote for.My friend Serena Cairns has written a wonderful book called Father of Lies.
If you like a little theological mystery with your paranoid conspiracy theories, you may be interested in reading it?
Lionel Fanthorpe said the story was "A thought-provoking narrative, superbly written, tense and challenging."
Please vote for it in The Book Awards.
thebookawards - Father of Lies
Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-58139199486548799062015-06-21T09:29:00.001+01:002015-06-21T09:29:23.677+01:00This is what fracking looks like:"It destroyed our lives. It destroyed our communities."
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If you are based in the United States, or if you wish to indulge in a vanity press publication for you, your friends and your family, what more could you want? Excellent service.
Indeed, the book of short stories I was lucky enough to be involved with, Between Stops, was published via Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-80755601760862465532014-05-29T14:22:00.001+01:002014-05-29T14:33:18.986+01:00Loncon 3 - ticket for sale £95 onoI was planning to attend the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention Loncon3 which runs from the 14th to 18th of August, but events have conspired, and I am unable to attend.
If anyone needs a ticket, please get in touch. Normal price for the week is £125, but I am happy to sell for the early-bird rate I paid of £95. A massive saving of £30.
email me, or message me on Facebook?Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-35975243221079629372014-05-29T14:09:00.001+01:002014-05-29T14:11:06.812+01:00Between Stops - an anthology of short storiesAt last! Something to post about that's newsworthy.
A group of us in East Devon have been scribbling away, and eventually came up with a collection of short stories. The five talented authors involved are Serena Cairns, Simon Cornish, Alastair Keen, Viv Laine and... Eleanor Piper - i.e. ME!
But we needed a cover. Luckily Simon is a dab hand with creating covers, so that solved one problem.
Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-65720780941101915022014-01-03T14:57:00.000+00:002014-01-03T14:57:08.237+00:00Happy New Year... Already? Where does the time go?I seem to have accidentally slipped into a sidestream of the timeline, and have spent my whole time editing, writing ... and also either procrastinating or doing research - whichever term you feel happier with.
I've joined a writers' group a while back, which for once is compatible and actually works for me - which is nice. They want the same sort of things I do, and we all bring our own uniqueEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-48328246791835719192013-03-29T07:23:00.001+00:002013-03-29T07:28:50.779+00:00How long?!It's been a while since I posted last. Didn't realise it had been quite that long. I've been busy, busy! ... mostly dealing with bullsh*t, stress, and trying to keep my head above water - oh, yes. Nearly forgot, I've also been writing! Hoorah!
For any writers who happen to have to take MS drugs, one of the side effects I've noticed (aside from my body refusing to let me take any of them) is Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-1716184165123302192012-10-29T13:17:00.000+00:002012-10-29T13:20:40.942+00:00Zombie apocalypse?Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-8299226023035767542012-06-09T16:11:00.007+01:002012-06-09T16:42:29.175+01:00Writing style...?A chap I know, friend-of-a-friend, kindly agreed to read The Grim give me some feedback and possibly a review. Which is very nice of him. I greatly appreciate it.But as we talked he mentioned that my writing style is very different from the writing style I use in this blog.Hmm. Is it? Actually that's not the question I asked myself. I was confused... The question I asked myself was, 'Why would heEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-68029704238765693942012-05-29T07:45:00.003+01:002012-06-28T11:11:24.634+01:00An annoyingly 'interesting' year so far...Well, my writing plan was interrupted slightly - okay, that's an understatement. It was interrupted a lot. A brief recap of the year so far:January 2012 - The MS tried to inflict another attack on me while everything medical was shut for New Year. Great. Thanks for that. - - The second everything opened again I was obtaining meds ASAP. Got the MS attack under control. Phew!A little later my day Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-15532272637697741232012-01-01T06:51:00.009+00:002012-05-17T10:40:37.319+01:00SHERLOCKI was excited to see that Sherlock is back, for another 3 episodes.So that's tonight's (this weeks?) TV entertainment taken care of. :) I'm looking forward to it!UPDATE: Great episode! ... Sadly there were several distractions that pulled me out of the story - - well, they were all the same one: his violin playing. The bowing did not match the music being played - almost all the time!This is Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-67081055044900843872011-12-31T11:25:00.009+00:002012-01-01T06:22:17.717+00:00To Twit, or not to Twit... Um, most likely 'not'To end the year (well, nearly... I then wrote an Annual Round Up post on Boxing Day while my sister snored and I wondered how to fill up the time from ungodly o'clock to a slightly more reasonable time of the morning - - like noon!*) ... sorry, interrupted myself a bit there. *rolls eyes* I'll start again:To end the year, I joined Twitter.Not because I wanted to, but because I had a terror of Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-65693365777801210772011-12-26T08:06:00.010+00:002012-01-01T06:21:28.389+00:00End of year updateWhat happened to me this year, you ask? Except you probably didn't. But you're here, so I'm going to do my best to remember, and tell you anyway.It's a little difficult, as my memory sucks at the best of times, and my computer committed suicide in late September taking most of the useful links and information I had stored with it. - - Thank goodness for external back up drives! So at least I Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-13153800455785124132011-12-09T06:58:00.007+00:002011-12-31T10:17:30.358+00:00"All I Want For Christmas Is You"HMS Ocean has made a great Christmas video to celebrate their return to home for Christmas! ... Made me giggle.[Update: I've changed the link - as BBC SPOTLIGHT seems to have watered down the video a bit by editing it. *Grrr*]All I Want For ChristmasEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-878396390985966362011-11-24T08:42:00.002+00:002011-11-24T08:45:08.545+00:00LIFE'S TOO SHORTI'm enjoying this comedy series.You might want to take a look too? Mind you, you probably started watching it when it first came out, because you are in touch, in tune, up to date... whereas I've been hiding in my cave for far too long - sorry about that!... I'm catching up via i-PlayerGosh, ever since that virus attacked my brain in mid August I've turned into a really boring f**ker!What is it Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-41992156321710613382011-06-06T08:03:00.006+01:002011-06-06T08:42:03.839+01:00The Agony Of Writing - Part II : Rewrite (part 1)Rewrite.I think obsession is an important quality to have when it comes time to rewrite. But you also have to know when to turn the obsession off and move on.... If you find a script is laughing at you, I tend to throw it in the corner of the room for a while, to laugh silently at me, until I can work out how to fix the darned thing.Frustration can be a part of the rewrite process too, it usuallyEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-76330463112466521772011-06-06T07:45:00.006+01:002011-06-06T08:01:01.649+01:00CASE HISTORIESSUNDAY, BBC1, 9pm - CASE HISTORIES An engaging P.I. series. I'm enjoying the ongoing mystery, and I think that Jason Isaacs is always worth a look see - nice eye-candy, and an actor who makes you pay attention while he's on screen. :) Good supporting cast too.Most importantly, good story... I think the BBC are getting quite good at picking detective type shows.Currently available on iPlayer, if Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-75416076314466105202011-05-22T06:33:00.016+01:002011-12-26T10:42:54.454+00:00The Agony Of Writing - Part III : The SynopsisYeah, I know. What happened to Part II? Well, I'm saving that for a little later. So, what is Part III?The SynopsisIt is worse than writing the damned story. Harder. How the heck do I do this?!!! ...I'm hoping it gets easier. I suspect it won't. It's like having to do homework: a really tough essay for a subject that you previously loved.You've been bashing your head into the wall for weeks Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-21182689485895162332011-05-22T05:37:00.006+01:002011-05-25T11:23:15.091+01:00The Agony Of Writing - Part I : Self DoubtSelf Doubt.We all have it. (And if you don't maybe you should hang up your pencil and go experience some LIFE instead?)It comes on many levels, but I'm only going into the one that I'm being currently reminded of ... I'm nearing the end of the current rewrite, and shortly I will have to put pen back to paper to embark upon/complete a new story.You've finally written something you really like (andEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-41617049514296354402011-05-16T18:53:00.002+01:002011-05-16T18:56:09.027+01:00The Doctor's WifeI love Neil Gaiman's brain. 'nuff said.Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-62247213177344470672011-05-14T06:54:00.004+01:002011-05-14T07:18:40.541+01:00STORMHOUSECheck out the teaster trailer for Jason Arnopp's awesomeness....(er, well, it sounded good in my head)New horror film, that I plan to see/own.In 2002, the military captured and imprisoned a supernatural entity: So when's it out on DVD/Blueray Jason? Huh? Huh? Hurry up!Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-20609529917735117132011-05-08T08:21:00.009+01:002011-05-08T08:38:11.180+01:00PSYCHOVILLEThursday - BBC2, 10pm.Psychoville (series 2) - If you like surreal, dark/black humour it is well worth a look see.Also currently available on iPlayer, if you missed it.Now that series 1 has already set up most of the characters and their flaws, - I enjoyed series 1 a lot. - series 2 promises to be truly outstanding! - - Mind you, this is just a guess (from half way through the first episode via Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-71064060251784050672011-05-02T08:10:00.006+01:002011-05-02T08:22:34.820+01:00EXILEExile - BBC1, 9pm. It's running for three consecutive nights. If you missed the first one you can catch it on iPlayer, I expect.I enjoyed it ... if that means anything at all to you.It's advertised as a Thriller by the promoters ... certainly the drama is very good, with plenty of questions to ask yourself and encourage you to keep watching to find out the answers. :)Great acting too - it's worthEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3760103355644191957.post-14336240716843357292011-05-02T07:47:00.010+01:002011-05-02T08:10:23.953+01:00Working towards validationYou find encouragement in the strangest places! ;)"congratulations: You’re a writer, and the reason you’re good at it is because your life kinda sucks." Daniel Thomsen c/o John AugustOf course, whether I am any good at it* is a matter for history to deliver a verdict upon. ... So far the signs are encouraging though. Then again, I could be hallucinating again. :)The whole post is worth reading (Eleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371827413606542063noreply@blogger.com0