Today’s Pictures: 26 Jan 21

On 26/01/202126/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography12 Comments

‘A morning walk gives the body a chance to forgive the trials and tribulations of yesterday, to shed its rubbish and mental clutter.’ Terri Guillemets The aim of this project is to share our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. No idea who made this little 'un, but it made us …

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Today’s Pictures: 25 Jan 21

On 25/01/202112/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography10 Comments

‘After a day's walk everything has twice its usual value.’ George Macauley Trevelyan The aim of this project is to share our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. The more people who share these posts on social media with friends and followers, the more people we’ll reach. It’ll also show them …

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Today’s Pictures: 24 Jan 21

On 24/01/202112/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography18 Comments

‘When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep on walking.’ Michael Patrick King This project shares our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. The more people who share these posts on social media with their friends and followers, the more people we’ll reach. It’ll also …

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Today’s Pictures: 23 Jan 21

On 23/01/202112/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography14 Comments

‘Those who, for some reason or the other, cannot undertake physical labour, should make it a point to take regular exercise. In my opinion, a brisk walk in the open is the best form of exercise.’ Mohandas Ghandiji This project shares our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. The more people …

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Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 3, Advertising.

On 23/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction, politics6 Comments

If you want to read the introduction to this series, you’ll find it here. This post looks at ‘Advertising’. Why advertising? Who does it benefit? How will future advertising be presented? How will it look, feel, sound? At present, advertising, marketing, promotion, call it what you will (they’re all methods of persuading people to buy), …

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Today’s Pictures: 22 Jan 21

On 22/01/202112/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography14 Comments

‘Not all those who wander are lost.’ J.R.R Tolkien This project shares our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. The more people who share these posts on social media with their friends and followers, the more people we’ll reach. It’ll also show them our wonderful world. Maybe, between us, we can …

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Today’s Pictures: 21 Jan 21

On 21/01/202112/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography9 Comments

‘Every day I walk Myself into a State of Wellbeing and walk away from every illness.’ Soren Kierkegaard This project shares our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. The more people who share these posts on social media with their friends and followers, the more people we’ll reach. It’ll also show …

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Today’s Pictures: 20 Jan 21

On 20/01/202112/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Creative Writer, Nature, Photography8 Comments

‘I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world.’ Claudette Dudley This project shares our world’s natural beauty with everyone confined indoors due to Covid-19. The more people who share these posts on social media with their friends and followers, …

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Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 2, Activism.

On 20/01/202120/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, Fiction12 Comments

Photo by Vanessa on Unsplash This is a series on writing futuristic fiction, research in pursuit of facts, and questions asked to make ‘predictions’ as accurate as possible. A novelist and short story writer, I always start tales with characters, since character-driven stories best present the narrative. Most stories also have one or more themes under exploration. It’s …

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Futuristic Fiction: #Research for #Writers, Part 1

On 16/01/202116/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Mars9 Comments

https://www.dreamstime.com/creativecommonsstockphotos_info This is the first of an intended series on writing futuristic fiction, and the research performed in pursuit of the facts, to make any ‘predictions’ as accurate as possible. A novelist and short story writer, I always start with characters, since character-driven stories best present any narrative. Most also have one or more themes …

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Ten Day #Travel Challenge: Day 10.

On 12/01/202103/01/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, Photography24 Comments

My friend, Joni Caggiano, poet, writer and photographer, nominated me to participate in the “Ten Day Travel Challenge.” The ‘rules’ are that participants post a photograph each day for ten days without disclosing the location, and nominate 10 others to engage with this challenge if they so desire. I’m a rule breaker by nature and …

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