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Curled up with a book and fudjcat

March 04, 2023

Nearing the end of Death Bell. I am hoping the ending doesn't knock this book of the top spot of my favourite GNS book...

Goodbye MG?

The Magickal Gardening site has now closed its gates. Several factors have led to this decision, including financial and leisure issues. Whilst the old domain name for the gardening blog is now defunct, or at least not connected to my blog, the site still exists at its naked hosting URL. Whilst the Magickal Gardening blog is no longer available to the public, access is available to those who support my work by buying me a coffee. Leave me your email there, and I will grant you personal access to the site. ☺️👨‍🌾✨🥕

Thank you,

Chris Elphick

Read, write and cwtch the cat day

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Well, this is the last day of my two-week break from my day job. But, instead of getting all down in the dumps, I will look back on how I have used this break from the grind and what I have achieved from it.

Since this post, written at the start of my break, my meds seem to be slowly aiding my condition, and I am at last starting to see an improvement in my health. Fingers crossed, Methotrexate is finally the drug to get me back on my feet again...

Reading-wise, I have slowed down a little these past couple of weeks. But the current book I am reading, Guy N Smith's Death Bell, is one of my favourites of his so far. And I want to savour it, especially as I am so far ahead in my reading schedule this year :)

My biggest achievement over my two-week break from the day job is the progress I have made on Cold Comfort. I have now ploughed through most of the second draft of this, my longest novel, and am now a whole three months ahead of schedule. Instead of completing this second draft by the end of June, I now aim to get it completed by the end of March 2023. I will then take a few weeks break from Cold Comfort to work on the second draft of the vampire novel I wrote late last year. I hope to get the second drafts of both of this year's novels completed by the end of June. This will give me a solid six months to complete the third and final drafts of both novels, as well as produce my third Explore Gower guidebook.

So, all things considered, today is not a day to dread the coming of tomorrow and my return to the drudgery of earning a living. Instead, it is a day to celebrate the hard work I have put in these past few weeks to not only keep my creative spark alive, but to turn it into a blazing bonfire!

Time to chill...

Wow! Bargain GNS

Wow. These two GNS books arrived in the post today. Both books are in excellent condition and are unread.

Peeking through the first few pages of each book, I found both were 1st editions. Not only that, but Phobia was a signed copy ☺️

For those book-hunting themselves, give WoB a try. I only spent £3.49 each on these book, especially when the price of Guy N Smith books are spiralling beyond affordability on eBay. These two books. for example, can go for as much as these prices on eBay: