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Continue reading →: Meet the chaotic orbits of Nate’s life
If you follow me on Tiktok, Instagram or Facebook, you’ll have seen these. The amazing cover for Unstable Orbits shows four characters from the book: Nate, Luke, Preston and Elias. I thought it’d be fun to put together some promotional graphics showing their likes, dislikes, hates, heroes, and so on,…
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Continue reading →: ONS survey excludes gender
The UK Office of National Statistics (ONS) invited me, along with no doubt thousands of others, to take part in a survey called Shape Tomorrow. In the words of the ONS: Some other choice quotes from that page: “Taking part in this study is your chance to help us understand…
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Continue reading →: Unstable Orbits: scene 1Advance Review Copies of Unstable Orbits will be squishing through the cables to their recipients in a day or two. Just 15 days until release! If you missed out on an ARC copy, then here’s the first scene of chapter 1 as a teaser. To read the full chapter 1,…
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Continue reading →: On the meaning of DoneIn software companies there’s always a debate about the meaning of done. This isn’t (just) because software engineers can be pedantic nerds (I say this with love and affection, because pedantic nerdery is often a required attribute for good engineers). It can be because the business needs/wants to track progress…
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Continue reading →: Parenting in Unstable OrbitsIn my post Discovering Unstable Orbits I mentioned the broad themes of the book — second chances, mental health, parenting, friendships and love — and how they were magically revealed to me only after completing the first draft. This is when writer becomes reader and discovers, often to their surprise,…












