December 2021

The New Society – A Belem teaser

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For several years I (Rupert) have been working on a futuristic novel series, with the working title of The New Society. It is set in California and other exotic locales in the time period 2026-2035. During this time period, a mysterious pandemic wipes out 90% of the men in the world. At the same time, the USA splits into three new federations. The society that emerges from the resulting upheavals is rather different. Firstly, it […]

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Belem has hijacked The New Society

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Well, it was always likely to happen. My alter ego, Belem Knight, took advantage of the fact that Rupert’s day job has been taking up his time, despite him officially being on vacation this week (this is a long sad tale which I will not bore you with) and has snapped into action and taken over part of the novel series project which currently has the working title of The New Society. He is now

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Use of time on writing – question

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Somebody on Twitter asked this question today: I have wrestled with this question at intervals. I usually think about it for a short while, but then I remember that I have a finite amount of time left on the planet and I need to create something that is definably mine before I go. I have worked in I.T. for 42 years, and I do not believe that I was able to “move the needle” on

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Belem’s Novel Series – Noblesse Oblige

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Last year, I sat down with my alter ego, Belem Knight, and talked to him about him no longer dicking about writing short pieces, and impressed upon him the idea that he should get his arse in gear (to use an old British expression) and write longer stories. He attempted this with Bad Girl Christmas at the end of last year, which has some amusing and titillating moments. This year he has been intermittently working

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Adios 2021

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For me, on every level, 2021 has been a struggle. I contracted Covid-19 last December, and I am still dealing with symptoms of what is now increasingly referred to as Long Covid. This has affected my day job and my writing. It has been difficult for me to move into Hammering mode, where I actually hammer out prose. My brain is not running at 100%, and has not been 100% all year. It is rather

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