Something on a calendar caught my eye today: You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. The calendar didn’t mention who the quote is from, but whatever its origins, what a great way of looking at things.
Author: Steve Calvert
A Monstrous Resarch Tool
There are a few sites that I find handy for research purposes. Monstrous is one of them. If you want to know about fairies, they’ve got it. If you want to know about zombies, they’ve got that too. Actually they have got quite a lot of information about quite a lot of things. I had…
An Old Friend Revisited
Last year (gosh it doesn’t seem that long ago) I started writing a novel. I got six chapters in and then decided to concentrate on my short stories instead. I took another look at the novel a couple of days ago. It was quite a strange experience. It was a little like visiting an old…
The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men
I had my day all planned today. I was going to do some reading and then do a little writing. It didn’t turn out that way though. I ended up getting the reading done – lots of it – but when I sat down to write I couldn’t settle. Instead of thinking up stories I…
A New Look For Dark Markets
I don’t know if you are familiar with Dark Markets. If you are then you probably already know that the site has a new look. If horror is your thing, and you are not acquainted with the site, then you might like to check it out. I have got to say that I like the…
Not Only A Bargain, But A Damn Good Read Too!
I’ve started reading a new book today – Nocturnes by John Connolly. I’d never even heard of him until last week saw the book in a charity shop and liked the cover so picked it up and took a look. It was only £1, and, when I looked inside it, it was a signed 1st…
Let’s Talk Nuts
At one time, here in the UK, Halloween was very much at time for having your fortune told and there were any number means of doing so. One example involved nuts. No, I’m not talking about the kind of nuts that walk backwards around their house on Halloween, in an attempt to keep away the…
Burning the Bones
Last night was Bonfire Night here in the UK. Fireworks are not really my thing, I grew out of them years ago, and so I stayed in and treated it like any other day. Being the sort of guy that I am though, I got to thinking about the word ‘bonfire.’ Guess what. It has…