Athelstone
55 years old
Male
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Worthing, west sussex
United Kingdom
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Are you a ...?Unpublished writer (so far)What genre do you primarily write in?General fictionIf you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?FantasyAre your reading habits ...?OmnivorousWho is your favourite author(s)?Franz KafkaAnd your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)The Castle, Point Counter Point, The Hard Life, The Thinking Reed, The Vatican Cellars, The Miracle of the Rose, Tractatus Logico Philosophicus, The Teachings of Don JuanWhat are your working habits when you write?ProcastinatoryAre you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?Prefer to let rip and edit afterwardsYour ultimate writing ambition?I want to say what I have to say and leave something for my childrenYour worst habit?Working my socks off, writing 85,000 words, and then losing all confidence in what I've done. Oh yes, and covering up by writing something else. I wrote a 6000 word short story instead of a summary for my second novel.Your opinion on the books industry?It is a tough game, but everyone does their bestWhere do you write?Everywhere - especially where I shouldn'tWhat 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?I have no idea what else I'd like Word Clouders to know
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"Athelstone" commented on SecretSpi's Blog ""Liking" ourselves to death?".Interesting topic. I suppose, though, that the judgement about who got it right, only really makes sense if we consider whether the authors were making predictions. It's often been said that Orwell's work has more to do with 1948 than 1984, and ...
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"Athelstone" commented on mike's Blog "Last orders, gentlemen, please.".
Jupiter rings a bell. The Zorki came with a 50mm Jupiter 8. It was a fabulous lens. And, yes, the Lubitel was a very basic twin lens reflex.
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"Athelstone" commented on mike's Blog "Last orders, gentlemen, please.".
The Zenit-E was a wonderful camera for the impecunious amateur snapper. I had one for a while, along with the even lovelier Zorki 4. They were both stolen from the platform of Reading station when I took my eyes off my bag for too long. Years before ...
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"Athelstone" commented on RichardB's Blog "A Thing of Beauty".
Coming back from Telford one day, heading towards the M25, and praying for clear roads, I was amazed to count seven of these birds in an extended row. They were spaced maybe a couple of hundred yards apart in the sky hanging there like planes ...
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11th March 2012
the truth about Maggie
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16th October 2011The Getting Published Day
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11th July 2011Dip Publishing
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12th May 2011Inspired by Stephenterry
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13th January 2011The truth about Kate
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by Liss 7 months agoMany thanks, don't worry, I shall be boring the b*llocks off you all with a blog soon enough! ;) x -
by JB 1 year agoHello, thanks for the comment on my first page. One thing I forgot to say in the topic was that the first couple of pages the girl is having a nightmare so I didnt feel like I had to introduce my character quite yet. This is my first story and it a big one to be far and I have not got a lot of time on my hands lately, but hope to get back into it soon as iteans a hell of a lot to me :) Thanks again :) -
by Gerilyn 1 year agoThat still didn't work. On the plus side- I used the search box for the very first time. I might just delete myself and grow a new profile- see if that helps. x -
by Gerilyn 1 year agoI really want to read your blog and related comments- but Cloud won't let me *sob*.
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by Gels 1 year agoAhhh ha, you have rubbed out the edge of the cupboard! this is allowed, that annoyed me too...:)
Now you have to get Macs baby pic and add in a pint of beer :) -
by maryluv 1 year agoDaughters - god bless them. Mine just quickly skips past any pics with me in. It's the best way. -
by Athelstone 1 year agoMy daughter says I look creepy! It's a few months back when everything was dumped in one room for some building work.
