An old saying, no good deed goes unpunished can be taken literally as a hint at negativity or just as a hint of irony but the last week or two I had time to witness this for myself. My partner and I went to visit family to help out with their two toddlers as the…
Author: jandomagala
Having worked in the ceramic printing industry since leaving school in the early 70's I've had a passion for the written word. I started writing in the 80's and since discovering the self publishing world have finally seen the first part of my ambition come to fruition, my name in print. Now with the help of wordpress and other promotion tools I hope to see the second part of my ambition come true, to earn a living from writing.
Revisiting old friends
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything that I’ve been truly happy with. I’ve started projects but never gotten even half way through before discarding them as not working out. To me writing is all about enjoyment, entertainment and if I can’t entertain myself, then how can I hope to entertain the reader? I…
Giving some tlc
Most of the time I have concentrated on the next book to write which means some of the books I’ve lready written get left behind, which is a pity. I love all my books, I think my writing is pretty good entertainment for those who like action packed stories. Some might disagree and that’s okay,…
New lease of life
For most of my life I have had to wear glasses due to bad eyesight, I developed short sightedness early on when I was at school, probably around the age of six or seven, it’s so long ago I can’t remember how old I was actually. In the last few years I developed cataracts on…
I hate social media
Why do I hate social media so much, is it because I find it difficult to talk about myself? I don’t think so because in social gatherings I tend to share quite a lote, possibly too much so it isn’t that. Is it because social media has a wider range and can reach more people…
Writing for fun
What do you do for fun, is a question I get asked and my answer is always, I write. To some people fun is something you have to get out and do, actually do something, like fishing, or running, exercising, trekking, sailing, travelling, all those sorts of things. Some like to go clubbing, and when…
Finding that spark
Hollywood is in a situation where the money men are in control and they are going with the safe option. They look at percentages rather than content. That is why almost every movie being churned out is either a sequel or a reboot. Nothing new has come through their doors in over a decade and…
The evil that men do.
Politics today has been called by the media and commentators, the cult of personality and to some extent, they are correct. Some of the followers of some of our leaders do indeed display cultish behaviour. I think it goes far deeper than that though. I think it taps into the true feelings of these followers…
Is this it?
A question I find aking myself is, is this it? Is this all there is? Is this the end? I’ve been writing in some form or another for most of my life. At first it was a way to pass the time adding art to my stories and my love of comic books. Then I…
A bit of fun
As a writer and author of books you are always looking for different ways to get your books in the hands of readers. Many marketers try and get you to push yourself to get out there and promote yourself. They say things like if you want to get books into the hands of readers you…
Master of Mayhem 