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Staying Ahead of the Sci-Fi

Posted on June 11, 2017 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

I’m not going to lie, sometimes writing science fiction can be a right pain in the arse.

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A Friday allegory.

Posted on October 21, 2016 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

Because it’s Friday, and I’m busy writing away, I thought I’d share something fun instead. Seems like a  pretty fitting allegory for a writer too.  

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Free download – a million words of wonder

Posted on March 14, 2016 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

If you’re prone to the wonder of words, as I most certainly am, then the upcoming Campbell Awards have over a million to share with you. For free! The Campbell Awards Up and Coming anthology offers up a free download…

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Time for a Space Holiday!

Posted on February 14, 2016 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

As a lover of science fiction there’s real excitement in watching the new passion for space exploration that’s recently gripped us poor fools stuck on Earth. I unashamedly cheered when the Philae lander reached its (sort of) target. I laughed…

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Here’s to a 2015 filled with books!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

Happy New Year my dear blog reading friends. It is with a dollop of delight and a hefty splodge of hangover that I wish you a lovely new year!  I’m glad to say my own Hogmanay (that’s Scottish for stay…

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Writing dreams (and waiting for reality to catch up)

Posted on November 19, 2014 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

Never fear, this won’t be a deep and disturbing look at the world inside my head as I wake each morning. Such revelations would be sadly underwhelming I fear, unless you, like me, dream far too often of zombies. I’m…

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Words that saves lives.

Posted on July 14, 2014 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

I’m sure any writer will tell you of the importance of words, the transformative power they can have in our lives and the way they can make the world a better place. Well it’s amazing to see one newspaper that…

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Sunsets to see before you die!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

I’ve always been in love with sunsets.  When I travelled to Thailand to train Muay Thai for 3 months in 2011 I think the thing that stuck with me most (aside from the bruises) were the sunsets .  There’s something…

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Health and Safety

Posted on June 17, 2014 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again when the heat of summer starts to beat unpredictably down on the work place.  With the excitement of football (or hatred of football) competing with the sheer drive to get work done and head…

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Why I Wanted to Help : The Importance of Donors and Fundraising.

Posted on June 3, 2014 by joshturnerwrites — Leave a comment

Originally posted on Lungfest:
Me, looking stupid. Hi, this is Josh at Lungfest here.  That’s me above, looking stupid.  Where possible I try to post photo’s of myself where I’m intending to look stupid.  The sad alternative is the photo’s…

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