Yes, it appears it is. God, this week\u2019s gone quick. Still, January is nearly over and with all the shit that\u2019s happened this January, that\u2019s something to be thankful for.<\/p>\n
I started work last night on updating\/re-writing one of my older stories, Bus-stop<\/em>. I\u2019m over half way done (in just a couple of hours, so that\u2019s not bad going) and I think I could have it done by the weekend if I put my mind to it instead of watching some DVD or playing table tennis on the Wii.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve altered the story from a first to third part narrator and what I\u2019ve written so far adds more details and so is about half as long again as the section it replaced. So at this rate the story could be somewhere between one and a half and twice as long as it was.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve also designed a new cover for the .pdf version and I\u2019ll be creating other e-book formats to complement it. I\u2019m also considering making it a \u201ctwo-part\u201d story on SOL, posting the second half a few days after the first.<\/p>\n When all that is done I\u2019ll go back to my WIP and write a chapter or so then tackle the second of my free stories. I\u2019m doing them alphabetically, so Claire <\/em>will be the second story to be rewritten.<\/p>\n Finally, some of you may know that former Prime Minister Tony Blair is appearing at the Iraq Inquiry in London today. He\u2019ll give evidence and defend the decisions he made in taking us into the war. On the radio this morning the presenters asked \u201cWhat do you want Mr Blair to say\u201d. My answer? \u201cI\u2019d rather he said nothing and just quietly went away.\u201d<\/p>\n Sorry, I know a lot of people have very strong feelings about the war and that the people lost loved ones want \u2018answers\u2019. But honestly, what answers can they expect to get? What\u2019s done is done. The past is past and we can\u2019t change it. Dwelling on it or trying to \u201cpunish\u201d or \u201cblame\u201d someone for it won\u2019t do anyone any good. And in the end, History will pass judgement and History can be a harsh judge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yes, it appears it is. God, this week\u2019s gone quick. Still, January is nearly over and with all the shit that\u2019s happened this January, that\u2019s something to be thankful for. I started work last night on updating\/re-writing one of my older stories, Bus-stop. I\u2019m over half way done (in just a couple of hours, so that\u2019s not bad going) and I think I could have it done by the weekend if I put my mind to it instead of watching some DVD or playing table tennis on the Wii. I\u2019ve altered the story from a first to third part narrator and what I\u2019ve written so far adds more details and so is about half as long again as the section it replaced. So at this rate the story could be somewhere between one and a half and twice as long as it was. I\u2019ve also designed a new cover for the .pdf version and I\u2019ll be creating other e-book formats to complement it. I\u2019m also considering making it a \u201ctwo-part\u201d story on SOL, posting the second half a few days after the first. When all that is done I\u2019ll go back to my WIP and write a chapter or so then tackle the second of my free stories. I\u2019m doing them alphabetically, so Claire will be the second story to be rewritten. Finally, some of you may know that former Prime Minister Tony Blair is appearing at the Iraq Inquiry in London today. He\u2019ll give evidence and defend the decisions he made in taking us into the war. On the radio this morning the presenters asked \u201cWhat do you want Mr Blair to say\u201d. My answer? \u201cI\u2019d rather he said nothing and just quietly went away.\u201d Sorry, I know a lot of people have very strong feelings about the war and that the people lost loved ones want \u2018answers\u2019. But honestly, what answers can they expect to get? What\u2019s done is done. The past is past and we can\u2019t change it. Dwelling on it or trying to \u201cpunish\u201d or \u201cblame\u201d someone for it won\u2019t do anyone any good. 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