I always knew that 2018 would be a difficult year. 2017 saw me get so many things in harmony that my progress in many areas was astounding. I knew it would never continue and 2018 would be about trying to make difficult choices when everything was pulling in different directions. I ended 2017 a little [...]
Sunday 25th February 2018 I had a late night last night. I think it boiled down to not wanting to care so much about the result today. People go to Fightcamp or other events and fight with massive hangovers where I will always get an early night and mentally prep. I think I wanted an [...]
Saturday 24th February 2018 Today was my first swordfighting tournament this year. It’s been a rough couple of months for my swordfighting. I came away from my last tournament feeling defeated and ready for a break. I was overwhelmed with swordfighting stuff from dues to websites and the net result was that I felt ready [...]
Wednesday 21st February 2018 One of the things my agent always stresses on me is the need for agency. A character needs to be doing things, rather than have things happen to them. Whilst early drafts can be guilty of forgetting that, it’s something I do believe in enough that I apply it to my [...]
Sunday 18th February 2018 I sparred for the first time in nearly 3 weeks today.   The plan had been to really see how the finger could cope with a potential tournament next weekend. It’s my offhand that’s damaged and I suppose that’s been a bit lucky. The competitions I’ve entered don’t really need my offhand. [...]
Friday 16th February 2018 A plan is formulating that will hopefully see me back swordfighting and competing soon. The finger is slowly healing. Over the past week I’ve seen a massive crack in the tip slowly fuse together and heal over. It’s been quite miraculous to watch. How do our bodies know to heal? If [...]
Thursday 15th February 2018 I am a bad patient. I know I have to give my finger time to heal. It’s slowly getting there and I’m glad I’ve been sensible. But at the same time, I’m a little frustrated. Not having 101 requests for things to be done for swordfighting is incredibly relaxing. I think [...]
Wednesday 14th February 2018 I have a swordfighting tournament in 10 days, followed by one the following week. I’ve paid, although I’ve not booked a hotel for the one in Bradford yet. Which is just as well, as I have to ask myself if I can even compete. The finger is healing slowly, and it’s [...]
Tuesday February 13th 2018 I’m feeling so lazy of late. Part of this is the finger, which just isn’t right. I keep soaking it, and the scabs are still falling away to reveal that it’s attached at an angle. This means round the back there’s a gap. It’s painful… best described as pins and needles, [...]
Sunday 11th November 2018 Today I’ve been really bored. I still think it’ll be a number of weeks before I start writing something new, and whilst I have a short story I need to work on, I was too restless for what is a delicate bit of prose. And given I spent some time yesterday [...]
