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January 2010

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The time was when

20:49 is playing scrabble. Real scrabble; not on the computer or anything… # 20:52 is wondering, if I order a book now and its not delivered untill February, can I still say I’ve not bought a book in January? #…

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09:21 is fearful. *quakes nervously* # 09:42 is wondering what he was so worried about?! I’m now encouraged and enthused and wanting more! #writing #MrTumnal #reviews # 10:58 RT Hrmm, interesting… @guardiantech How to publish your own book online –…

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Fictionally Quotable

Way back, last summer, when I was still embarking on Mr Tumnal’s curious story, Jane pointed me in the direction of two excellent quotations, or epitaphs to my story. The first from J.K.Rowling: “Of course it is happening inside your…

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The time was when

10:29 : 100yr ago today; death of Thomas Crapper: Victorian plumber & inventor who revolutionised toilets bit.ly/aJM0mq /via @nationaltrust # 11:52 continues to break things, and rebuild them in a better, cleaner form… 🙂 # 12:19 “Any fool can make…

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Feedback In Dreams

I had a dream last night which was alarming, inspiring and impossible all at the same time. I had obviously sent an early draft of my novel to Ros to read, which I haven’t, I’ve sent it to Jane (so…

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The time was when

09:40 keeps on trying to write Primate Conversation. Damn those letter switchings…! 😉 # 21:30 has found a whole knew tranche of Leckie’s on genesreunited. Good things! 🙂 # 22:07 is making excellent progress. 13473 words down; only 66527 to…

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The Interwoven Lives

After a long period of silence I’m making excellent progress on The NovelTM, and having great fun getting into the mind of the man who married his imaginary friend. I’m loving how his two lives, the real, solitary one, and…

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The time was when

14:29 : for anyone who’s tried to share a bed with a cat – bit.ly/6cuAaP /via @ratsinabag # 14:33 : would readers please turn off their phone… www.offbeatearth.com/quiet-at-the-library/ /via @ratsinabag # 20:38 has just had a yummy haggis, neeps and…

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The time was when

18:30 has had a very nice walk from Candleford to Larkrise, and will later on, be settling down to watch ‘Juniper Hill to Cottisford’ on the tele # 19:45 is discovering the real Lark Rise: www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/4861883.Real_Lark_Rise/ # Bleated on behalf…

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The time was when

20:01 has not written as much as I had intended to this afternoon. I’ve still written *some* though, which is good. # Bleated on behalf of Thomas by LoudTwitter

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The time was when

23:15 twitpic.com/z4hoc – I sent @janerawson the first 7 chapters of my new novel. She loaded it onto her Kindle… # 23:17 twitpic.com/z4hzv – and it looks kind of neat… # 23:19 twitpic.com/z4ifb – I think I might be officially…

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Books In ePrint

I sent Jane the first 7 chapters of my new novel, Mr Tumnal, to have a read of. She loaded it onto her Kindle… …and it looks kind of neat… …I think I might be officially jealous. I want a…

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The time was when

09:09 RT Only upload small, 72dpi copies I guess… @Mbwamwitu Digital thieves swipe your photos and profit from them tinyurl.com/6rsvd3 # 12:54 is eating a stash free food for lunch. And all for answering a couple of really easy questions…

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The time was when

08:56 is seeing definate large snow fall, if amongst the rain. That’s Headington for you… # 09:29 RT Before you hate the snow, read this. Perspective anyone? @106jackfm Snow uh oh: Sue’s Colum in the Oxford Mail today bit.ly/681rcx #…

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The time was when

10:12 wants to make a real spaghetti bolognese… news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8467045.stm # 20:23 has a working cd player in his laptop, thanks to the man from Dell and a 5 year old warranty… # 22:08 is Wheeee!!!!! …12080 words down. Mr Tumnal’s…

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The time was when

15:14 has just remembered it was 10 years ago that I first encountered the refc deliminator. Can’t recall why it was so important though…? # 15:17 would like to know what you first encountered 10 years ago (see twitter.com/shepline/status/7906943716) #…

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The Lives Collide

Chapter 7 of Mr Tumnal’s story sees his two lives coming together. Does he live in a house with wife Amanda and daughter Sarah, or a flat by himself? And what hold does the misterious Miss Leroy have on him?…

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The time was when

23:14 : story of a man who just happens to be an aspie but for whom aspergers is not the story… tinyurl.com/y8a4kcn #aspergers #autism # 09:06 : fear is being in a house with 6 hungry cats. Well, if you…

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The time was when

08:33 is looking out on a soggy, bedraggled garden. Whatever happened to the crisp, clean lines of snow of yesterday? # 19:48 is 10,467 words down. That’s about 1/8th of Mr Tumnal’s curious story… # Bleated on behalf of Thomas…

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