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    Me

    Short version: I write stories, sometimes true, often not. I travel the world, trying to learn as much about nature, bushcraft, and humanity as possible, then I write about it, adding sampled flavour and spice to my imagination. Long version, click here.

    This Site

    An introduction to what you can expect on this site, in essay form. Short version: many things, and varied.

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    Blog

    Essentially, this is the beating heart of the site; a place where you can find each and every post, search through the different categories and see popular tags.

    The latest posts will be here, as will old posts. It is a good place to start, in order to see the variety of topics I cover. Some old posts may still need a little reformatting, but they should be readable.

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  • Fiction

    My Fiction

    I have been writing stories for as long as I can remember.

    These tales are varied in content and form; they always have been and always will be. I like poetry, I like novellas, I like great sweeping epics and I like micro-fiction. And anything in between and beyond.

    At present, the bulk of my fiction writing effort is broadly split between three series. The Greater Good and the Lesser Evil are two of these, whilst the third remains an anonymous secret, for Reasons.

    The Greater Good

    Click here to read about The Greater Good, a series of stories that feature Orkney (above), deep history, prehistory, mysterious pasts a-plenty, some magic, some kindness, some cruelty, and a very old lady who may even be older than she appears.

    The Lesser Evil

    And click here to read about The Lesser Evil; a fantasy series set in a world as complex as ours, with characters who will stay with you long after you put the book down, events that suck you into the narrative and, above all, stories that engage you and hold you in their metaphorical arms. At times this is a gentle hug, at others a fierce embrace.
  • True Stories

    True Stories

    True stories do not always mean they are the truth. The truth is relative, after all. These are tales that are neither outright fiction nor travel writing. They fit somewhere and everywhere in between — everything else left behind, hidden in the cracks or sitting out in plain sight. Expect thoughts and musings. Expect me to have my own opinion. Expect subjects I love.

    Nature and Bushcraft

    Nature

    A home for my nature writing.

    Bushcraft

    The ancient skills and knowledge needed to live in the wilderness. Not just survive, but flourish.

    A Fall in Time

    The tale of how I left my last "proper" job and walked out into the wilderness alone, for months.

    Essays

    Liminality: The Magic of the Threshold

    I am Involved in Mankind.

    Anger, Feeling a Little Helpless

  • Travel

    Perhaps I lied a little...

    ...because there will be travel writing on Not A Travel Writer. Also, note the deliberate choice of "travel writing" over "travel blogging". I shall go into more detail about this difference soon.

    Places

    Locations, locales, dots on the map and the lines between. Mostly places that exist, but perhaps also some that are only to be found in the mind, or story.

    Resources

    Not just gear reviews, but also links to places I think are useful, books to read, guides by yours truly and other marvels.
  • Contact

    Find Me, Say Hello

    Although I am not in as many places on the internet as I used to be, click here to find out where I can be located, then say hello, like, follow, tweet, repin; whatever and whichever action you would like to take. I really do appreciate it, thank you.

    Work With Me

    This is the place for all professional queries. Click for more information and I shouldn't have to say it but no, I don't work for free.

wordcountability

Dear Diary

WIP TKTowerBonus 310319 974 Words

Yes, I am aware that this was actually several days ago, but I realised I had forgotten to post the wordcountability photo from this day. Here you go, 974, in the evening, on a Sunday, after the clocks changed. I think this is good. Since that day, I have crafted Read more…

By NotaTravelWriter, 2 years2 years ago
Dear Diary

WIP TKTowerBonus 30.03.19 827 Words

I am really pleased with this. I’ve talked before about how I write much better in the early morning so, to craft these words after 1700 is pleasing. Next week, I return to more freelance paid work, hoping to again squeeze in my hours in the first couple of weeks Read more…

By NotaTravelWriter, 2 years2 years ago
Dear Diary The Lesser Evil Writing

On Newsletters and WIP TKTowerBonus 29.03.19 1082 Words

Even more boom! than the other day. This tale is, as you can see on the photo, now approaching 6k words (this includes TKNOTES, however). I suspect there may be around 2-3k more to craft and that the finished story will be the shortest of the bonuses. Still, it will Read more…

By NotaTravelWriter, 2 years2 years ago
Dear Diary

WIP TKTowerBonus 28.03.19 1070 Words

Boom! This is the highest number of words I’ve attained in this recent period of wordcountability (also, see here). Rather pleased with this and the direction the tale is heading. Although I’m not entirely sure what happens at the next scene… I have also been making progress with notes, designs, Read more…

By NotaTravelWriter, 2 years2 years ago
Dear Diary

WIP TKTowerBonus 27.03.19 1031 Words

Any day where I top 1k words in 30 minutes is a good day. It is one of those interesting statistics, how good typists are often expected to hit 80+ words-per-minute – but they are not also making up a story, are they? I think hitting 33.33+ wpm is pretty Read more…

By NotaTravelWriter, 2 years2 years ago
Dear Diary

WIP TKTowerBonus 26.03.19 929 Words

This morning this story flowered, blossoming into life. So far, in the bits I’ve drafted that I suspect will stay in the redraft, there are three lines of dialogue. Each one the same. Other than this, the whole of the first scene/POV is memory and description, thoughts of a place Read more…

By NotaTravelWriter, 2 years2 years ago

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