Author: stuartaken

Writing since I could form words with a pen. Reading before that. Love the power of words to transform, entertain and engage. You'll find them in various forms on my website, author pages, and, of course, my books. Enjoy the read!

Returning to the World of Technology

On By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation, Progress8 Comments

On 25th June I wrote a longish post on the way technology seems to have taken the role of master instead of the servant it was intended to be. You can find that post by clicking here. This is the follow-up post I promised then. How did I manage without an online presence, without the …

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Where There’s Smoke, by Penny Grubb, Reviewed.

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This great crime tale in the P.I. Annie Raymond series see the detective back in Hull, working with people she'd much rather forget. As with all Penny Grubb's fiction, there is much more going on than meets the eye at first. Annie is at once suspicious, as she is sent back to her old tramping …

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Running for ME/CFS no. 41

On By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress, Running5 Comments

Okay; so I was due to do a 25-minute brisk walk each of the Sundays I was away. No problem. In fact, we walked a good deal on the island where we holidayed, much of it on steep and rocky slopes. So I fulfilled that requirement. On the Wednesdays, I was expected to do a …

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1 Day to Reconnection.

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The final scheduled post on this topic. Did I make it? Hopefully, Tomorrow, I'll at least give you a clue! https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

4 Days to Reconnection.

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The penultimate scheduled post. But am I still offline? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

Running for ME/CFS no. 40

On By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress, Running

As explained in my post, Technophobe, Technophile, or Technosceptic?, I'm taking a complete break from the internet and everything to do with the technology of contact for a couple of weeks. Here, as also explained, is my programme of training for the current week. (That wonderful facility of 'scheduling allows me to do this in …

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7 Days to Reconnection

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A scheduled post again. Am I still offline? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

12 Days to Reconnection.

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Another scheduled post. Am I sticking to the challenge? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

13 Days to Reconnection.

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A scheduled post to tease. Am I still here? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

Running for ME/CFS no. 39

On By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress, Running

As I explained in my post, Technophobe, Technophile, or Technosceptic?, I'm taking a complete break from the internet and everything to do with the modern technology of contact for a couple of weeks. Here, as also explained, is my programme of training for the current week. (That wonderful facility of 'scheduling allows me to do …

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14 Days to Reconnection

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A scheduled post to keep you on board. Am I still offline? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

15 Days to Reconnection.

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A scheduled post to keep you curious. Am I managing? https://stuartaken.net/2015/06/25/technophobe-technophile-or-technosceptic/

Technophobe, Technophile, or Technosceptic?

On By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, opinion, Organisation15 Comments

How do you see today's technology? As a barrier to your progress, a brilliant tool to be manipulated at will, or simply another fashion to be treated with scorn? Take email with its multiple platforms and utter ubiquity. Can't escape it, can you? And now it's embedded into the world of mobile phones, it's probable …

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Running for ME/CFS no. 38

On By stuartakenIn Author, charity, Fundraising, ME/CFS, Progress, Running3 Comments

What happened to the 'Writing' bit? As followers of this blog will know, the book on ME/CFS is now written and selling. But, if you haven't yet got your copy of M.E. and me: Chronic Fatigue, My Recovery After 10 Years, please click on this link. The training continues apace. This was the last in …

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Internet Research for Fiction Writers, by April Taylor, Reviewed.

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Sometimes, you come across a reference book and wonder, 'Why didn't I find this sooner?' April Taylor's Internet Research for Fiction Writers is such a book. An earlier find would've saved me a good deal of time. Still, now that I have it on both my iPad and Mac, I can use it for the …

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