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At the end of 2019 I thought I was seeing one of the most difficult years end, and it was a tough one. We relocated from Germany to Northumberland, a process that took thirteen months from start to finish, and that’s not including time spent searching for where we wanted to live, and then finding a suitable property. No...

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Published on October 10, 2020 00:30

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Published on August 11, 2019 10:11

Raymond Chandler

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- Still Inspirational Seventy Years On

Since the publication of Being Tommy Boronovski last May, my time and mental energy has been absorbed by multiple non-writing projects like finding a new home.

Although I have two open manuscripts -- a sequel to Being Tommy Boronovski, and a speculative piece set in 2060 -- I found that after such a long break I was struggling to find inspiration and focus, moving from one to the other and making scant progress.
One afternoon while sip...

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Published on February 17, 2019 04:33

Opening the Door

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Almost a year has passed since I last posted. To borrow an expression from Stephen King, I’ve had the door closed. King says to write with the door closed and edit with it open. Only in part is he referring to a physical door, it’s more about maintaining focus and excluding outside influence that might change the course of the plot, or in my case alter the result of much research and soul-searching.

In September 2017 I started a long journey to find a new home. We knew it...

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Published on August 29, 2018 02:10

Winter 2017

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Winter 2017

Winter is always a great time of year for concentrated writing, perhaps more so this year with incessant rain and an almost complete absence of sun. Those of you in Europe have no doubt had the same experience, with record low levels of sun, high winds and floods. However, it's an ill wind that blows no good, and the good for me has been long sessions of concentration and writing while the log fire crackles beside me, the dogs soaking up it's heat, and the te...

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Published on January 25, 2018 10:00

Season’s Greetings from A.J. Sendall

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I wish you all a very merry Christmas, and a peaceful and prosperous new year.

I also want to thank all of you for being with me throughout a turbulent 2017, and look forward to hearing from more of you in 2018. The world can often seem out of control and headed for a free-fall, but I have faith that good people will always prevail.

This year saw the completion of The Sydney Quartet, which has already garnered some good reviews. It was a fun process, if a bit disjointed in...

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Published on December 24, 2017 00:00