My life

After the sad effects of the last few days, I've had time to reflect on things. With the memory of the ebay sale from hell, behind me, I wonder where it went so wrong? Sure enough, the guy was just a criminal, and tried to scam me. That's not a proble,, but what is worrying, is the way I was prepared to go after him. I have not used a black ritual on anyone in over ten years, and even then, it was so mild, they just changed their minds. They did not burn in the fires of hell, but ended up... Sign in to see full entry.

After the set back with ebay, in which I was scamed over the sales of books, I've had a long hard think. Anything is better than trying to make money this way. You can make some money through Ebay, but not a fortune, and not a living. I'm tempted to try wed design and programing again, but things move on so much, I'd never keep up with the trends. Plus you need a lot of expensive kit to do it. My research into wooden houses and green bulding is going much better. I was hopeing to use some of... Sign in to see full entry.

Had some real set backs today. solf a guy a load of books and he tried to cheat me out of the money. we settled for half price, but I could do without it. This had made me even more determinded to press on with something(anything) other than selling books on ebay. It's a real nightmare. The market for selling anything on abay has just about finished. Second hand books are no good to anyone really. More hope with the Green building project. Lost of good stuff with the wooden houses. Steve Sign in to see full entry.

Thank god, I've sold 150 quid's worth of books! I was getting to the stage where I thought it might never happen. Leant my lesson though. Selling in huge amounts like that does not work. You are better off with modest amounts that no one quibles about. But at least we shifted it. One guy bid at the last minute, as no one places a single penny, for 9 days. Getting side tracked with ebay really. As writing is more of a money spinner. I can see a lot of scope for the Green building project. The... Sign in to see full entry.

I love listening to AOL’s radio stations. They are pre formed to just run as continuos loops. All the stuff is selected by someone getting commission from the labels, but it works. The Prog rock, heavy and classic rock are my fav’s. I’ve heard things that I thought were dead and gone. Yes, King Crimson, Mike Oldfield, are the main stay. But Renaissance, and Gentle Giant! My record collection, even back in the good old days, would never come close to that. I have a friend who is record mad. His... Sign in to see full entry.

I see (or hear, as the radio is on) that we are coming to an anniversary of the Iraq war. The West certainly can pat itself on the back, for making the world a safer place. But finance has suffered. Commerce has taken a down turn, although it will bounce back. The irony is, that you could have ruled these countries with money anyway, as there was nothing they would not do for the Dollar. I hear some guy is going on trial in Holland for supplying poison gas and bio-weapons to Saddam. Wonder if... Sign in to see full entry.

Dr Who! Doctor Who is back on the BBC on Saturday. I have always been a big fan. Having read a few of the books, I find the stories are science fiction, right on the edge. Of course I’ve watched the programme since the 1960’s, and can remember Patric Troughon, but not William Hartnell. Bit too fare back in my memory. But when I think back, this was where I got most of my ideas about science fiction, in the first place. And so must have many other writers. I know Douglas Adams worked as a script... Sign in to see full entry.

I see on my account, that I've now earned 7.44 Dollars. which in our money is about three pounds fifty. Not a fortune, but the sad truth is, that this is the only money I have ever earned through writing. How sad is that? You can put a load of old books on Ebay and get 20 quid, and never know what was inside.When I first set out on this colourful voyuage of writing, it was through short stories. The correspondance course said, that if I read all the magazines, I might be good enough to send in... Sign in to see full entry.

Just looked at one of my Fav' sites: Ariala, and picked up on something she was saying. Wwhat are the best ways of becoming rich? Writing sure as hell ain't it! My late step father once said, the biggest companies in the world, were Chemical companies. BASF, Chemi-linzs, bauer, ICI, ect. And the reason for this, the leagal side of it. They make more money sueing each other than selling the products. Patent law is the biggest money spinner, along with copywrite. Did you know ICI stopped the war... Sign in to see full entry.

Trying to take this blogg a bit more seriouse now. The: "My Life" section was supposed to be a way for me to write down just something. anything just to get me writing something other than copy on Ebay. You loose heart when all you type all day is: Paper back in good condition. However, I've noticed the abscene amounts of money some of these bloggs attract, and think to myself; I could use some of that action. Of course there is little I can do until the novel is finished. But that won't be long... Sign in to see full entry.