One of the things I used to enjoy doing was collecting autographs. I have collected autographs since 1982 and probably have over 100 now. Most of them are sci-fi related but I have autographs from the world of sports, tv and cinema, music and even politics. I’m not a big believer in paying for autographs… Continue reading How to collect autographs… mostly Star Trek & how I beat the odds!
Category: writing
Posts predominantly related to writing and specifically the books of author Stephen Liddell
How to write a great E-book
Many people are daunted at the prospect of writing a full-length novel and it is all too easy to see why. The months or more likely years of work involved are very daunting even before you start and then the dedication involved to actually see it through when something easier or more exciting rears it… Continue reading How to write a great E-book
Poetry from the Trenches
The 11th of November is Armistice Day, the day that originally marked the end of World War 1. These days Remembrance Day or Poppy Day as it is sometimes called also focuses on the many later wars of the 20thC and now 21st Century too. Whilst all these wars have been bad whether fought for… Continue reading Poetry from the Trenches
I’m a best selling author. No really!
I don’t normally write anything self-congratulatory but I awoke this morning to find that I am finally a best-selling author. You might think that now I have hit the big time I may stop blogging but fear not as I am not yet a New York Times best-seller. I am though a best-seller in the… Continue reading I’m a best selling author. No really!
The Prisoner of War who took ‘keeping a promise’ to the extreme
Earlier this week an amazing tale came to light about a British Army officer who had been captured during World War One and who learnt that his mother was dying and so was granted the freedom to return home on the condition that he returned back to the POW camp. As the 100th anniversary of… Continue reading The Prisoner of War who took ‘keeping a promise’ to the extreme
102 great words that aren’t in English but should be!
I spent 4 years at a college in London University studying Africa and Asia. It was the most wonderful place due to the exposure of various languages and cultures and when I say various I mean hundreds. I remember one day on the train thinking to myself how many countries I had friends from. Given… Continue reading 102 great words that aren’t in English but should be!
How To Get Rich Using Airbnb
This week I wrote a small How-To ebook/kindle book entitled How To Get Rich Using Airbnb. It’s in all good book stores, well Amazon UK, USA, Lulu and iTunes anyway. I wrote this book for two main reasons. First of all having written a few pieces of between 30-50 words recently for a competition, I was… Continue reading How To Get Rich Using Airbnb
Happy Blogday to me
Today is a slightly less than momentous day in the world of blogging as it is my first year anniversary of starting my blog…. or rather yesterday was. However I had a big job interview yesterday so instead today is my blogs birthday. When I started off blogging, it was always something I had wanted… Continue reading Happy Blogday to me
100 Places I Want To See Before I Die Top 10
To coincide with the launch of my new Travelogue book, Planes, Trains and Sinking Boats over the last few weeks I have written about my 100 must see places. I won’t call this a bucket list as I only travel to places I really want to see, crossing off a list of locations just doesn’t… Continue reading 100 Places I Want To See Before I Die Top 10
100 Places I Want To See Before I Die (30 -21)
Celebrating the publishing of my new travelogue Planes Trains & Sinking Boats I am continuing my countdown of top 100 list of places I want (and wanted) to see when I was a student. If you missed the countdown so far you can click on the links to read 100-91, 90-81 , 80-71 here and… Continue reading 100 Places I Want To See Before I Die (30 -21)
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