I have had a blog for five or six years but for the last couple of years it's been sadly neglected as I've been distracted by writing articles for websites and magazines. The recent attack on Charlie Hebdo has made me realise the importance of freedom of speech, so I'm determined to start blogging my thoughts again, however controversial. I will never be cowed by fanatics.
I also write fiction and have a 'work in progress'... a lengthy novel set in Occupied France which came 3rd in an international competition last year for the best opening chapters of a work of fiction. This should have spurred me on to complete it... which I have, but now it needs a serious edit. Last year I just couldn't get the enthusiasm for it. I've lived with the main characters for five years and they are beginning to bore me, like new friends you find really interesting and then you realise they're actually quite annoying!!! I really must bite the bullet, get my SOE agent back to England, and write THE END ! There has been such a lot of research put into it that it would be a shame not to do something with it, even if I go down the E- publishing route.
I've one or two more novels waiting to be written before I 'pop my clogs' and time isn't on my side so I really must crack on and not be distracted by sites such as Gransnet .
Even if my fiction never sees the light of day I look on writing as a 'brain exercise' and the research is totally fascinating. Three cheers for Google!