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For much of June, as in previous months, I’ve been concentrating on one writing project, so I haven’t posted anything here since June’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post, Story Ideas. However, over the last few days of June, family members and carers were packing up our belongings in our trailer home with some guidance from my wife and me. The last Saturday in June, we were moved by Viking…

As in previous months, I’ve been concentrating on one writing project, so I haven’t posted anything here since May’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post, Feedback. Well, not since yesterday’s apologetic Not #IWSG keyboard delay, which explains that I’ve been struggling with my keyboard as well as my health, which is why I am posting this a day late. Also, we are selling our trailer home and…

I’m posting this in case I miss the Insecure Writer’s Support Group Monthly post deadline. Today’s excuse is that I’ve been struggling with my keyboard for over a month, on top of the ongoing health problems. The problem is that my keyboard either doesn’t type keys or insists on typing multiple versions of the letter or number. The multiple versions are easier to edit. My solution has been to…

As my regular followers must have noticed, I haven’t posted anything since April’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post, Apology. Fortunately, my health has improved, so I have been writing. My writing has focused on revising my North Wales police procedural Fates Maelstrom. My answer to this month’s question makes my decision to focus my time here clearer. For those following my Ukraine saga,…

As my regular followers must have noticed, I haven’t posted anything since March’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post, Space Lunch. Not only have my eye problems continued, but  I’ve had severe head congestion, mainly in my sinuses and throat, creating terrible phlegm. This has made it hard to do anything except emergency work. It’s been impossible to write or even clear my emails. Although…

Although I knew March’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group post was approaching, I’ve continued to have eye problems, which have made it hard to write or even clear my emails. So, I’ve delayed the next episode of my Ukraine saga, Freedom Flights. Slava Ukraini Heroiam slava! Since my January IWSG post, I’ve been posting Fevered Fuse, the first of my Snowdon Shadows novels featuring Sparkle Anwyl,…

I nearly forgot to post about St David’s Day being celebrated today, since it is also Juanita’s birthday. We’ve had some of my wife’s family around, so I’m posting a link to a previous post: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant

Four years ago, on this day, February 24th, in 2022, Russia began its bloody invasion of Ukraine. But it wasn’t the start of the illegal attempt to conquer Ukraine. That was 12 years ago, when their green men occupied Crimea from February to March 2014. Yet Putin’s so-called ‘special military operation’ failed in its three-day plan to seize Kyiv and impose a puppet government in Ukraine.  Even…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke Apologies for the delay in posting anything. Health issues, so the doctor upped a medicine, and now pain has been replaced by drowsiness. So, posting this has been difficult. I was intending to post the next part of Fevered Fuse, but I began to wonder what effect that would have on my publishing rights. Although I’m posting on my own website, it seems a…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke Having posted the conclusion to Chapter Six of Fevered Fuse, there were a few invaluable revelations for Sparkle to move her life forward. The next two chapters lead to another impactful memory, long as originally written as a short story. Here is a recap of previous events.   RECAP: After a strange text message draws a young woman to a bar, she is…

Episode 48 of Freedom Flights is set in August 2025. Some events foreshadowed in this episode will take a few months to play out, while others may be resolved in the next episode. Some like the Alaska meeting between Trump & Putin are still making headlines. I have also continued to try writing each scene in 3rd-person limited POV. I’m trying to foreshadow future incidents without making my…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke Apologies for the delay in posting this conclusion to Chapter Six of Fevered Fuse. Here is a recap of previous events. To make sense of the characters mentioned in this chapter finale, please read at least Parts One & Two. RECAP: After a strange text message draws a young woman to a bar, she is knocked off her motorbike as she answers her phone, saying,…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke As I’m still having problems with my eyes, I’ll continue posting Chapter Six of Fevered Fuse. I am posting it in three parts because of the length, since it was originally a standalone short. This part is the longest, as it closes one plotline. Also, as one reader suggested, here is a recap of previous events. Please ensure that you’ve read at least Part…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke I’ve been having problems with my eyes, which makes it hard to write. So, I’ve been struggling to work on the next episode of my Ukraine saga, Freedom Flights. Instead, I’m posting the next chapter of Fevered Fuse, but as it’s longer than the previous ones, I will post it in several parts. Also, as one reader suggested, here is a recap of previous…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke At last, I’m posting the next chapter as promised yesterday… the longer chapter today. Links to previous Fevered Fuse chapters can be found via my updated Snowdon Shadows page on the left-hand sidebar. Chapter Six (Goth Patrol) should follow in a week or so, possibly in two parts, as it began life as a short story. Comments and constructive criticism are…

First Snow on Snowdon ~ Juanita Clarke After a few delays, I’m posting the next two chapters on consecutive days, as together they’re over 2,000 words… short chapter today. I’m still juggling life problems, so it’s been tough writing my next Freedom Flights episode. I’m aiming to post it by the end of the month. Now enjoy another Fevered Fuse chapter. Links to previous chapters can be found…