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Amazon Has Made A Pig’s Ear Of VAT I had a bit of a shock today when I noticed what a pig’s ear Amazon has made of VAT in Europe. You see, I sold a copy of ‘Dead Centre 2’ in the UK and seconds later another in the US. It was only because …
The Heat Is On It looks as if I’m going to get a longer sentence in the doghouse than normal. This is the second day and no sign of a reprieve yet. I just got shouted at for locking the house up when I came out because she had forgotten her keys. The heat …
The Day After… I think I’m suffering from PND – that can only refer to Post Novel Depression for us male writers. I never thought it affected me, but then thinking about it, I have never had a gap of much more than twenty-four hours before starting another book before. This has been a …
My Wife’s Birthday Today is my wife’s birthday. People started to arrive at nine am, but that was only to help cook the two pigs’ heads she had promised Buddha the day before and prepare food for tonight. The monks must eat their last meal of the day before noon, so they were delivered …
Fairies? Who Believes in Fairies? Yesterday, my wife had to take our granddaughter, Gail, for a vaccination. When she came back she was on the verge of tears. Gail’s pure gold bracelet had come off her wrist and there was a red mark, which suggested that it had been wrenched off. Neem hunted everywhere …
‘Destiny’ from ‘The Eternal Plan – Revealed’ Every man is working towards his ultimate destiny. ‘Destiny’ is a term used loosely in this day and age to describe events and happenings that mark highlights in man’s development. Actually, when man descends to inhabit his Earthly cloak, namely the body, his environment is preordained and …
Dead Centre II is Finished I have always thought that photos like this were posed, but this one honestly wasn’t. I was on the point of finishing, Dead Centre II, my latest novel at my usual watering hole, when my friend David Taylor came to visit. “Don’t say a word,” I whispered only one …
Reclaiming US Tax I paid US taxes on my Internet activities needlessly for about fifteen years, then three years ago, I phoned the international section of the Inland Revenue Service, which is situated in Texas, I believe, and obtained an EIN -an Employer’s Identification Number. It was a simple process taking only fifteen minutes …
Penny Wise, but Pound Foolish We bought a house in need of severe renovation or even demolition and rebuilding in Thailand eight or nine years ago. There was a small vacant plot to our right, which I thought would make a nice vegetable garden for my wife, as she loves gardening, but only grows …
Colin Jones – My Dad All Spirit is Endowed with Light All Spirit is endowed with light Of varying strengths and coloured hue, From everlasting glory bright To everlasting love so true. For light and love and truth are one And one is God the Father, For He is the ‘Law’ and with …
At Least It’s Friday My bank, Citibank, thought it was time to have a go at me today. I received an email from them saying that they suspected fraudulent activity on my account because it had been accessed from Thailand. On the face of it you might be thinking that my bank is being vigilant …
Pantsing vs Planning a Book Writers, of books and probably other forms of writing, are divided into two kinds: those who write their book as they go, that is, by the seat of their pants – and hence ‘pantsing’ – and those who plan their novel. It is called pantsing vs planning. I didn’t about …
My Annual Pain in The Neck My wife, Neem, and I have been working towards one goal for the last three days, that is to get my twelve-month visa renewed, my annual pain in the neck, with the minimum of hassle. The requirements for such a visa, called in my case, a ‘Thai Wife …
Marketing Books As you may be aware, I am working on a sequel to a novel I wrote about a year ago called ‘Dead Centre’ about a new type of terrorist organisation. This one is proving to be more difficult to write, but then a lot of the terminology and technology employed in the story …
A Day in The Life of… I’ve broken my pledge to write a blog diary post every day already, and feel pretty bad about it, but it all started because I had to stay up until four a.m. to talk to the US IRS on Monday. That threw me out for three days. It meant …
Just Another Manic Monday Weeks ago, a lot nearer New Year, Amazon’s two sprog firms, Kindle and CreateSpace wrote to me, by email, of course, that it was the time of the year that I had to renew my vows to the United States IRS. I have had an E.I.N, an Employer’s Identification Number, for …
Tracking Online Book Sales I am writing this article on book sales as a follow-on from my piece yesterday entitled ‘Selling Books Online’. If you are going to be spending your precious life promoting your books, or anything else for that matter, it’s only sensible to want to know which activities are producing book and …
Selling Books Online Sunday is the best day of the week to sell my books, followed closely by Thursday. I don’t know whether this is true about book buyers for everyone and I have only just discovered the fact myself, because last week, my friend Lord David Prosser asked me which day of the week was my …
