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Monday Metrics – 2nd September 2013

Philip HarrisSeptember 2, 2013Metrics, Writing

If my writing was a starship most of its systems would be turned off to conserve energy and life support would be at a minimum, just enough to keep the … Read More

Untranslatable Words

Philip HarrisAugust 30, 2013Chatter, Writing

I need a word to describe that horrifying moment when all your portable electronic devices run out of charge at the same time. [Untranslatable Words by Philip Harris first appeared … Read More

Kicking Elysium’s Ass

Philip HarrisAugust 29, 2013Movies

My wife and I took a day off work yesterday. We had planned to go to the Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition but the weather wasn’t great and my wife has … Read More

Metrics Monday – Now With Graphs

Philip HarrisAugust 26, 2013Metrics, Writing, Writing Process

I’m mildly obsessed with metrics – both at work but especially at home. I suspect it’s my engineering background triggering a bit of OCD. I track my running in three … Read More

Hanging with the Bone Boy

Philip HarrisAugust 25, 2013Books, Chatter, Stories, Writing

My love of horror started somewhere around 1989 with two books – Immortal Blood by Barbara Hambly (published as Those Who Hunt the Night outside of the UK) and Clive Barker’s … Read More

Thank You, Captain Insomnia

Philip HarrisAugust 24, 2013Chatter, Writing

I have a nasty tendency to wake up early in the morning. It seems to coincide with our evening training runs. Whether it’s the late night endorphin rush or the … Read More

Lost Souls

Philip HarrisAugust 22, 2013Authors, Books

Every reader a book that really speaks to them, mine is Lost Souls by Poppy Z Brite. I read Lost Souls right in the middle of my goth/horror phase – it was the … Read More

Paranoia

Philip HarrisAugust 20, 2013Movies

We got another pair of tickets to an advance screening last week (Thursday to be precise). This time for the thriller Paranoia. It had a promising enough cast, Liam Hemsworth, … Read More

50

Philip HarrisAugust 19, 2013Metrics

Yesterday marked the 50th day of my current writing streak. During that time I’ve written 37,950 words, mostly on The Ghost Smuggler. Still a long way to go to beat my … Read More

Inbetween Days

Philip HarrisAugust 18, 2013Writing, Writing Process

So, with first draft of The Ghost Smuggler written and filed away for a few weeks before I start revising it, what’s next? Well, first up, I don’t want to stop writing. … Read More

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