20 March
The current
issue of Writing Magazine has an ad
for Jefferson Franklin offering a free edit and critique of the first chapter
of your novel, for free and no obligation. So I've taken them up on the offer.
They've turned it round very quickly and I have to admit, they have done a good
of it. The major point they have picked up on though, is that the opening is
very weak where as the following second section was much stronger. They have
suggested that I swap them. There are other points they've noted too. Top and
bottom of it, they have done a good job and I agree with what they have said.
Whether I let them do the whole thing is dependent on the price and the cash
being available to have it done.
What do you
make of the man who has won £108 million on the Euro Lottery? That's a lot of
dosh in anyone's book! So what will they do now I wonder? Not so long ago
someone won even more and went public with it. I read later that within days
they had gone into hiding because the hassle the win had caused them. I suggest
it wasn't win itself but going public with it that cause their problem. Best I
think to keep quiet and accept the advise that the organisers give in how to
invest their winnings. That is what I would do anyway.
Parts of the
outer areas of Dorktown are made of large granite exposures. These have been
quarried over the years and there are huge great holes in various places there
abouts. Not far from the town is the village of Mancetter, part of Atherstone.
To get there from Dorktown Mancetter Road runs downhill from the top of Tuttle
Hill. Part way down the road cross the Coventry Canal. I personally don't find
this road all that of a problem but there are others who do, mainly because of
excess speed I think. Well, the road has claimed another victim this last week
with the death of motorcyclist just over the canal bridge. I wonder just how
many people have to die before the message gets through to slow down?
Can we lay
any blame for the road deaths caused by excessive speed on the manufactures of
the cars/bikes that are made to reach such high speeds? It's not an easy question
to answer is it? We have national speed limit of 70 mile per hour; but other
countries have higher limits or even no limits. It seems that perhaps we can't
lay the blame on the manufactures here, but hang on a minute. What about
fitting speed limiters on cars sold in the UK but set it to say 80 mph to give
a small allowance for emergency use. Even that would cause an outcry from some
drivers because they are determined to speed whenever they want to. It's the same
group who complained about speed cameras saying they were an added tax on
drivers. The argument of not speeding and not getting caught just didn't work
with them. Maybe if they can't behave by self discipline perhaps it's now time
to force them into it.
Of course it
would mean that cars like this ...
would not be worth buying here in the UK.
But is that a loss to most of us anyway? I suggest not!
And funny
time today brings us ...
1st
scientist. "What are you working on?"
2nd scientist. " A contraption that will allow
people to re-live the worst moment of their lives at the touch of a
button."
1st scientist. "Good luck with that, I don't
see you selling any of those."
And thus, the snooze button was born.
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