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Paul Whybrow
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Do you write horror stories? Here's the instrument you need for the soundtrack when your story is turned into a film...The Apprehension Engine! Unusual Sounds: Mark Korven & The Apprehension EngineAgain, this will only be of interest to narrators, but I've just discovered the joy of Macros (used to be called Chains) which make mastering of a recording easy, applying all the changes in one go! I love it when technology actually works.My fellow narrators on the Colony will understand my elation at finally mastering a chapter that meets ACX requirements. Now, I've got to do it 37 more times!One thing no one ever tells you about being an adult, is how much time you spend debating with yourself about keeping a cardboard box because it’s, like, a really good box.Penguin is looking for writers from under-represented communities, including working class writers. It starts with 1,000 words. Apply by Sunday 31 May - WriteNowYou can't keep a good story down: Real-life Lord of the Flies story sparks film rights scrambleMore on one of the remaining castaways: 'Lord of the Flies' castaway returned 50 years after shipwreckingA follow-up to the story about six boys stranded on a desert island: The 'real Lord of the Flies': a survivor's story of shipwreck and salvationAn item left in your eBay shopping basket may be discounted by the seller. In the lockdown, Power Sellers are offering discounts for items in your Watch List.
I put a watch on a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 at a Buy it now price of £49.99.
Yesterday, the seller offered me a £10 off voucher – which has to be used by tonight. I’m tempted!If you tweet, take a look at @PublishrsWeakly The @PublishrsWeakly Twitter Account Is Calling Publishing to Task - Electric Literature Publishers Weakly (@PublishrsWeakly) | TwitterAny Fantasy writers on the Colony might be interested in this Cornish-based site: Welcome to FAE Faeries and Enchantment Mag – A Fairy Magazine by Karen Kay | FAE Magazine ® It's something to do in lockdown. Now, where did I put my net curtain wings?Running a data recovery app in the terminal, I was puzzled what multiple copies of C62 meant. Scouting around for definitions, I saw that C62 is medical code for testicular cancer! Me or the laptop?!Have you been forgetful recently?Back from the supermarket, where customers were queuing 6 feet apart outside, waiting to be allowed in. I assumed one of them was a motorcyclist, as he wore a full-face helmet with a face mask beneath, leather gauntlets & boots, which were gaffer-taped to his trousers. No sign of a bike. He'd dressed like a robber to do his shopping!It's said that "In crisis there's opportunity." Normally, I receive 4 Life Insurance brochures annually. In the last week, I've had 10! I’m of coffin dodging age at 66. Do I look ill or are companies targetting my generation? I didn’t even get a free pen!I saw 2 old ladies talking to one another, observing the keep your distance advice. One must have been deaf, as her friend was using a rolled-up newspaper as a megaphone!My cycle ride into town was quiet. Normally, I see about 200 cars and one bus. Today, I saw the bus and only 20 cars. Big gaps on the shelves for pasta, tinned fish, fresh chicken, rice and noodles. People are eating healthier in the crisis.The town council has closed my local library for the foreseeable future. Looks like I'll be resorting to my stockpile of 60 paperbacks!Jaw-dropping!I visited town today, riding my bike to the library and supermarket. Loaded down, I went to unlock my bike locks. Two unfastened, the combination lock wouldn't accept the correct four numbers. Doubting my memory, I started trying other numbers. Nope! In the end I went to the hardware store and bought for £25 a huge pair of bolt croppers! They sliced through the cable instantly. The gods are playing with me (again).Your new quilt: library quiltMade me smile:What if we are all just characters in a book? It explains why we sometimes forget what we were about to say....it's the author backspacing!Happy Saint Piran's Day to my fellow Cornish Colony members! An Irish priest ejected from his homeland who crossed the sea with a stone tied around his neck, to do good in Cornwall.
I've praised them several times before, but giffgaff have just introduced their bigger goodybags. £20 gets you 81GB of data & unlimited calls and texts for one month. If you're in the UK have a look. They're the best company I've had dealings with. Mobile Phone and SIM Card Deals | giffgaffI've found the plot for my next novel. It will be written from the heart! https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.car...er-noveslists-novel-novelist-forn1158_low.jpgMy dreams are being affected by being online so much...white notification boxes are popping up in the corner of whatever I'm dreaming! I go to read them and they disappear, which leaves me wondering what I've missed. -
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