Tony

Tony

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  • Are you a ...?
    Writer published in mags, etc
    What genre do you primarily write in?
    General fiction
    If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
    Short fiction
    Are your reading habits ...?
    Sophisticated
    Who is your favourite author(s)?
    Child, McNab, Tolkein & anybody remember Denis Wheatley? He wrote great historical adventures as well as the more sensational black magic stuff. He was probably Enid Blighton for grown-ups, but I loved the Famous Five when I was a kid, too!
    And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
    Lord of the Rings; My Son, My Son; On the Beach; Day of the Jackal; Fourth Protocol; any Lee Child; and Andy McNab and Wheatley's Roger Brook (Napoleonic wars) and Gregory Salust (World War II) stories.
    What are your working habits when you write?
    Procastinatory
    Are you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?
    Some self-editing
    Your ultimate writing ambition?
    Have my third sequal published
    Your worst habit?
    Writing long sentences that have to be edited into two or three
    Your opinion on the books industry?
    It is a tough game, but everyone does their best
    Where do you write?
    In my head (and then in my study)
    What else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?
    Brought up in Ulster, married Anita and moved to Woking. Brought up 3 great children who have so far given us 7 grandchildren. Now retired and writing (sort of) fulltime. Revising 1st novel, Starlings in the Corn, writing the odd article and short story.

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    Skylark
    Skylark commented on Tony's wall:
    Not much space left, Tony! :-)
    13 hours ago
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    Tony
    Tony commented on Skylark's wall:
    Happy Birthday, Skylark! Hope there's room on the mantlepiece for your cards next to all the 'You're two, today!' cards.
    20 hours ago
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    "Tony" commented on Captain Morgan's Blog "Rules for writers, by writers.".
    Guero D: "There is no adverb that cannot be conveyed without a situational description." Don't know what you mean by this. Did you mean, "that cannot be conveyed WITH a situational description"? But whether an extra phrase, or more probably, a ...
    20 hours ago
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    "Tony" commented on Captain Morgan's Blog "Rules for writers, by writers.".
    I think the trick is never to say, 'Never.' Like 'Never use a verb other than 'said' to carry dialogue. That's just silly; you can't used 'asked' if it's a question? BUT - it is good guidance: normally stick to 'said' rather than 'exclaimed', ...
    1 day ago
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    "Tony" commented on Weens's Blog "Broken Glass.".
    You'll certainly be able to write a cracking story about this, Weens, but I'm sorry you've had all the hassle. Hope the engineers sort it out quickly for you.
    1 day ago
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    Tony commented on Raa's wall:
    Hi Raa. Yes, indeed, thank you. Summer is here! Welcome to the Cloud.
    2 days ago
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    Tony commented on Noodledoodle's picture.
    :-)
    2 days ago
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    Tony commented on Caducean Whisks's picture.
    Gosh. Make sure all the girls are safely locked in before you start wielding the sythe, won't you.
    3 days ago
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    Tony commented on MinxieAD's picture.
    That's good to read, Minxie - and see! Welcome back.
    3 days ago
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    Tony commented on AlanP's picture.
    It's the discarded football that caught my eye.
    4 days ago
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    "Tony" commented on Barry Walsh's Blog "Long Ride".
    Great achievement! Well done, Barry and your mates. "Well, 'tis done (short of a few miles)" I know you said you missed about 40 miles early on. I don't understand that. How come you're not still 40 miles north of the finishing post, then?
    5 days ago
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    "Tony" commented on Old Fat Prop's Blog "Fridays laugh....part Ii".
    Ha. Very good. I thought he was going to say: 'Cripes! What are you doing here? Didn't you get enough at the office? What if my wife comes back?'
    5 days ago
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    "Tony" commented on Gerry's Blog "Ultimate Questions: What Can Science Tell Us?".
    Very interesting stuff. "There are more thing in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your phylosophy" as Hamlet put it. Any scientist who chooses to limiit himself to the physical, and to investigate matter only by physical means, ...
    7 days ago
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    "Tony" commented on Bren's Blog "Family ".
    Remembering Nick and you and your family in my prayers, Bren. So sorry to hear about this.
    7 days ago
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    Tony
    "Tony" commented on The WordCloud's Blog "Harry's Hard Day at the Office!".
    Now I understand why you're giving them away. You need to get the space back on your desk.
    8 days ago

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  • Skylark
    by Skylark 13 hours ago
    Not much space left, Tony! :-)
  • Squidge
    by Squidge 11 days ago
    Two for the price of one!! Well done, Tony...
  • Squidge
    by Squidge 12 days ago
    OK Tony - last time ever on this story...You're up!!
  • JT
    by JT 14 days ago
    Thanks for the word cloud funny link.
  • Skylark
    by Skylark 17 days ago
    You get a bonus point for making me laugh out loud before the comp even gets going! :-D
  • Squidge
    by Squidge 23 days ago
    You're up again....
  • Squidge
    by Squidge 27 days ago
    Your go again...
  • SecretSpi
    by SecretSpi 1 month ago
    Thanks again to you and Steve for the photos and reporting - Kay has used some of them here:
    http://www.circaidygregory.co.uk/botherlaunch.htm
  • Mcallan
    by Mcallan 1 month ago
    Cheers Tony!....I had no idea...or even where you find out such info! *goes to investigate*
  • Suze
    by Suze 1 month ago
    thanks for the techie advice on Blogs, Tony. I haven't added a tag, is this what I'm doing wrong? I do tick the 'sub to public mag' box though. It's driving me nuts, and I assure you the content is perfectly proper!