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| Kitchen wall of dreams... |
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| My wares! Click here for all their marvellousness. |
First, a history lesson. This blog only began because the 'How To Market Yourself As A Writer' articles from around ten years ago, said it was essential. I'm not convinced it is. I mean, I like having a weekly deadline to write some published words, but I'm not sure it forces people to find me, discover my hidden depths, and rush straight to their choice of online book retailer to order my wares. (Obviously, if I'm wrong, here's a handy link for you. They make BRILLIANT Christmas presents.) But yeah, that was the plan. As you may well know, Subscribers get this email pinged into their inboxes at 11am every Monday. Then, after that, I post a link on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and as of recent weeks, Mastodon. That's my Monday morning routine. But now, since Twitter had it's meltdown, I've noticed a huge drop in blog views. The past three weeks have seen a clear difference. It's the same time period as the mass-exodus of Tweeters, along with technical upheavals that have gone on behind the scenes. It's made me realise how much Twitter was a driving force in directing traffic this way. So far, I've accepted it. There's nothing I can do. And I'm trying to up my Insta game which feels the most 'Buy My Stuff' social media out of the rest of them. But either way, it's an interesting development. For all the 'Lolz at the rich man wrecking Twitter' posts, there have been plenty of writers, creatives, and freelancers that have been adversely affected. Twitter was pretty useful once. Especially for writers trying to hustle.
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| Daniel Craig's beachwear is worth the Netflix subscription alone. |
I rewatched the murder mystery, Knives Out last weekend. It was my preamble for the second Knives Out movie that hit cinemas recently. For one week only. Glass Onion is actually released on Netflix at Christmas, but I managed to catch it during it's limited big screen outing. Twice. It was glorious. That's all I need to say. The two-hours and twenty-minutes flew and I can't wait to rewatch for a third time. In alternative Culture News, I binged The Horne Section TV Show on All4. Mad, daft, silly, and surreal are all decent adjectives. But mostly, funny. I laughed a lot.
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| I never said I was a photographer! (I really wish I'd taken this without the almost empty side plate. Ignore it please.) |
Lovely, lovely tapas. It never lets you down. And the best tapas is non-shared tapas. Thank you Brindisi for my chilled evening of garlicky wonderment.
Out and About
The city with the lights that I mentioned at the top? That'll be London, baby! Yep, an enforced mini-break to work around the rail strikes. But extra time in London is never wasted. Oh no. I filled it with my second watch of Glass Onion - in one of Leicester Square's Odeons, like it was a premier. (Reader, it was not a premier.) I also lucked out by being given a free ticket to GOOD, with David Tennant. (He was on stage, not my date. Probably best. He'd never handle it.) The story of a 'good' professor in 1930s Germany, it charted one man's descent into fascism as he struggled to fight against the Nazi regime. David Tennant, his fellow actors, and the production as a whole, were powerful, chilling, and at the top of their game. I don't imagine it'll be leaving me any time soon.
By the time this hits your inbox or you've clicked the social media link, I'll be on my way home. Avanti, permitting. (Lolzzzzzz.) There's a tree to decorate, Post Its to rip off, and the best month of the year to gear up to. May all your To Do Lists be as satisfyingly tangible.
Have a lovely week, folks.
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