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Monday, March 14, 2005

The Grind goes on

Just to add a lighter note, the novel is doing well. Very worried about what people will think once it's submitted. The biggest problem, is what if they want such changes to it, I won't know the dam thing myself? Should I go on? Should I just write another? Or just say: stuff it, and carry on? After all, I remember the feedback, from that silly women after Summer Lawns. She had no idea. And I nearly took notice of her! What was it Churchill used to write on the bottom of his reports, as a... Sign in to see full entry.

Just listening to Jeremy Vine on Radio 2. Notingham Out of control? Yes. Things are too bad there to be tackled in the same way New Labour handles everything else. We need a covernment with courage, that can crack a few eggs to make an omlett. Tony Blair is not that man. He only went into Iraq because Bush told him to. Maybe things have been allowed to get as bad as this, for people to loose their tempers and rise up against it? But why has it got to this sorry state? The police are swamped with... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 13, 2005

The great leap forward

The novel is approaching its final stages. up to 75,000 words, with only back filling( sorry I mean characterisation!) to do. No ending as yet, put I want to leave that. Two reasons: not sure about where I'm at now, and, the fact its a reward for struggling through all that empty white paper. Staring at me. Mocking me to fill it up with something. I don't think I've got the balls to be a professional writer. I'm so full of doubts, and lazy. Even this blog never gets used enough. I feel as if... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 28, 2005

Ebay Ebay ebay

I have found, over the last few months, that the only real way to make money on this acursed site; is to sell wholesale. That is huge car loads of books, as if you were delivering coal. People flim-flam about with a few paperback. Agonising over the purchase as if they were deliberaiting on theird world debt. I just want the money! Steve Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Life goes on

Little to write about. My friend geroge had gone to Addenbrooks for treatment. We have thieves steal our petty cash, and snow had ground the village to a hault. Apart from that, not much. Ebay paying some dividents for us. the novel is grinding slowly on. Not much time or patience for blogs. Steve. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 30, 2005

Fah 451

Watched Mickael Moor's Fah 451 last night. Most interesting was the stuff about John Major being linked with the Carlyle group. I know all ex prime ministers and chancellors, have contacts with big business after they leave office, but this one seems particuly interesting. More later. Steve Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Are things picking up?

Trade generaly is picking up. there is no doubt about that. I life in a generation of boomand bust. We are always waiting for the next crest fall, and the recesion is only around the corner. Have we ridden this one out? I doubt it. But the nature of recesion has changed. People can't afford to just go on the dole, and doss around. they all have houses, and have to find job. And Ebay make a big difference to small businesses. Steve Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

so little time

so much to do, so little time to get it done. what with writing projects that grown in such ambition each day....... The Prediction stuff is going well. Trying to put together Port Folio of stuff that should get me some work. ebay just ticking over. The imigration issue seems to be rearing its head again. If we had no rules in this country, most English people would simply go and live in the Med". What is a country? To most people now, its just a piece of real estate. Long gone is the idea of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Auctions ebay and the dam thing

After paying out more to Ebay than we actually make, I've taken a look at some of the other auction sites on the net. If you type in auctions, on google, you get a lot for your money. If you just look at the ones that are advertising down the right hand side, they should do. I shall put a few experimental things on these sites, to see how we get on. Sadly theydon't get 1 percent of Ebay's traffic, but we are not selling that much, and we are desperate!. Steve Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 16, 2005

Ebay hell!

Thanks for all the comments. Ebay do chargefor Turbo lister in a way. They are crafty and make sure you can only sign on in a big way, so there is little point in having Turbo lister, unless you are a shop! I yet to have to make my mind up, as to the merrits of shop over auction. Let you know. I find uploading part of the template, and then adding to it, online, is the best way. E. G: we sell book. I load the barest details on the template, through Tuno. The tile, cost, postage. Once it's... Sign in to see full entry.

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