Author and contentendly grumpy old man. Occasionally amusing, though rarely on purpose. Easily distracted by squirrels. Bawdy rapscallion. Scamp.
Liverpool, England
Joined December 2020
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How to improve your life*:
1) Imagine this is a really witty/informative post and smile
2) Buy/read one of my books
3) Stop doomscrolling
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* Not guaranteed to actually improve your life
Wow. I thought my Amazon page reads had given up the ghost but suddenly three of the books had decent numbers on the same day! :-)
Who knew... the lamppost that inspired The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is within walking distance of my house!
Decided to watch the Carry On films in order. Bit surprised they decided to make the second one (Nurse) without any jokes in it. Brave move! (also explains why not often repeated). Carry On watching...
Realised at the weekend I had no Genesis on vinyl. Shocking I know. Had to rectify that. Did I pick the right album do you think?
Irony in the Indie 'X' marketing model - channel full of #indiewriters usually careful not to spam too often as it alienates the audience are bombarded daily with dms, e-mails and tweets on how to increase their audience from marketing 'experts'.
I was surprised that a farming show on TV just announced 'Islamic Season!'. Though on reflection it is possible they said 'Its Lambing Season' 🤔
Embarrassing memory for 40 years ago I just remembered. I had a penpal from France and used to get out of sitting through visits from my Nan by saying I was ‘going upstairs to work on my French letter’. Then my dad informed me what that term meant for my Nan’s generation 🤭
Watching adverts and just twigged the company Verisure is a play on "very sure". Seen that advert for years and it never occurred! 🤔
Lorelei final fact - Less a fact than a promo from the film I wrote that forms the basis of the novel. This is my mate Meg, filmed in the headlights of a Vauxhall Nova in Sefton Park Liverpool. Check out more on the YouTube link in my profile.
Lorelei Fact 8 - The Fairy Glen from one of the central scenes is a real (and very beautiful) place just outside Betws Y Coed. Well worth a visit. If you're not scared of the ghosts and Kelpies!
📸 A photographer haunted by the past. A band on the brink of fame. And a love that blurs the lines between memory and reality.
Lorelei will take you to the edge. Are you ready to dive in? 🔗 mybook.to/lorelei
Free to download this weekend only #bookgiveaway #indieauthor
Not listened to Ralph McTell for ages so just rebought Silver celebration. Wonderful songwriter and performer (and no, I don't just mean 'that' song!)
Lorelei facts 7- The Cambridge Pub on Mulberry Street Liverpool was lined up for shooting the rather unpleasant and risqué scenes towards the end but the film folded before I got to shooting it.
Lorelei fact 6 - My wonderful beta-reader in Japan actually features in the book, named in the band. Not only that, but he was a member of the band when I shot the original video in the nineties! I was the bassist in the footage we shot of The Kop