Author: K.D. Muir

Xmas is here!! (not really). 4

Xmas is here!! (not really).

Well yesterday was the first day of Xmas according to my wife. We were supposed to put up the tree but it never quite eventuated. The 28th of November is now our dedicated Xmas...

The Rugby Blanket – Acknowledgements. 3

The Rugby Blanket – Acknowledgements.

I’ve come up with a novel idea. Not an idea for a novel but an original way of thanking and/or acknowledging everyone involved or mentioned in a book. In the world of paper publishing...

In Solitary 0

In Solitary

I am finally on Kindle! It’s a big deal in a way. I know that some old fusty and dusty literary agents would equate this to ‘Vanity Publishing’ (self-publishing) but I don’t really care....

The Rewrite. 2

The Rewrite.

As a relative novice the term ‘Rewrite’ sounded quite horrific when I first heard it. It was spoken as if a writer took a perfectly good story and completely changed it. That is how...

Elders and Betters. 4

Elders and Betters.

When I left New Zealand more than ten years ago I left with something not knowing its true value. That something was the relationship I had built with my grandparents. You see I am...

‘The Rugby Blanket’ …an update. 1

‘The Rugby Blanket’ …an update.

When blogging I’ve spent most of my time trying to find some topic to comment on or some tip that I have picked up during my time writing. Recently, with little time, I haven’t...

“Only a Tramp” by Nora Toye 7

“Only a Tramp” by Nora Toye

I have been given permission to reproduce a 500 word submission to the Auckland Star which was written by my maternal grandmother some eighty four years ago. This year marks the century of Nora...

What’s in a Name? 13

What’s in a Name?

My lack of posting is fairly embarrassing, however I’ve good reason. I’m a changed man. I left for a fishing weekend to County Cork as a young and spritely thirty-something Kerry Muir. I have...

The “Indie” 500. 0

The “Indie” 500.

The attention that I give to my writing is intense but it occurs within set small windows of time. Having children around dictates this to a large degree. For example, I will probably give...