Denying Digital Demands

On 20/09/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Procrastination, Progress5 Comments

Regular readers will know I’m a little ambivalent about the digital world that enfolds and sometimes threatens to overwhelm us. Social media has a lot going for it, but it also absorbs much of our time and attention. There are times when a simpler, less demanding lifestyle calls. A period of spiritual refreshment is needed. …

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The Ubiquitous Mailing List

On 21/12/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation12 Comments

Authors are told their most precious marketing asset is their mailing list. This advice has become so common it’s now accepted as gospel. I have my doubts. Over the past few weeks, admittedly a little late in my writing career, I’ve been attempting to set up this promotional tool. I’d love to report it as …

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There is No Other Way.

On 16/11/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Procrastination, Progress6 Comments

This year has been one of change and adaptation. We moved home at the beginning of 2015 and that meant certain changes were inevitable, of course. It also meant many distractions took my mind off my writing. The house and garden needed, and continue to need, attention to make this our home rather than a …

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Returning to the World of Technology

On 16/07/2015 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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1 Day to Reconnection.

On 12/07/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation

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.

On 09/07/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation

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

7 Days to Reconnection

On 06/07/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation

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

12 Days to Reconnection.

On 01/07/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation

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

13 Days to Reconnection.

On 30/06/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation

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

14 Days to Reconnection

On 29/06/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Organisation

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.

On 28/06/201525/06/2015 By stuartakenIn Author, Organisation

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 25/06/201530/07/2017 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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