News
William has Arrived Safe and Well
I am delighted to announce that William Reading has arrived safe and well. Born at just 6lb and 1oz, after a 26 hour labour, he’s as precious as he is tiny.
Family
My Often Silent Battle with PCOS and the Comments of Others
Every woman can get pregnant, right? It’s so easy. It’s completely natural. What happens however, when you try and fail, year after year? “So, when are you having kids?” “Your mother would love a grandchild, you know?” “Please, have children while you still can!” Harmless comments? In their own right, Read more…
Family
Incoming! After 17 years of being told I couldn’t
After 17 years of being told that I cannot, and 5 years of trying to prove them wrong, Jamie and I are proud to announce that we are expanding (literally in my case). I’m super excited about all we have to look forward to. So much to learn, so much Read more…
A.M.I. Records
Quick Progress Report on Project A – aka Autonoma
I have been asked by a few fans, ‘How are you doing with that Project A book?’ so I thought it might be an appropriate time to share an update for everyone. Project A, aka Autonoma, is a sci-fi series about a virtual reality theme park, that isn’t quite all Read more…
For Authors
Different page number styles with automatic numbering
Traditionally published books, or professionally presented indie books use different page number styles at the start. This article covers how to add them to yours. As a word of caution, if you’re familiar with adding objects such as images to Word, you’ll know it has a funny habit of doing Read more…
For Authors
Stop losing words when you edit in, well, Word.
Going back to edit your work? Finding entire words missing? Ready to pull your hair out? Stop! I know this pain well, but I also know how to stop Word’s rampage. Perhaps you’re on your first edit, perhaps you’re on your seventh or tenth, but sometimes you find entire words Read more…
At Home
To Donington, to play with the bigger boys
It has always been a dream of mine, to join a big stand at a big show with the bigger boys. Thanks to Retro Japanese magazine this was made possible for my little Autozam. If you don’t know about Carol, she’s a Japanese Kei car import, made by Mazda under Read more…
Family
Introducing Truffle and Thornton the Tenrecs
Native to Madagascar, tenrecs come in a variety of sizes and colours. Truffle and Thornton are lesser hedgehog tenrecs. They’re not related to hedgehogs though! Truffle was born on the 21st of May 2015, and Thornton was born on the 6th June 2016. They’re actually more closely related to an Read more…
At Home
Back On Track After Silverstone Show
As well as modifying, cleaning and restoring cars, I do sometimes take them out on track. All was well with Carol, until she reverted back to her homicidal tendencies. 10 years ago, I founded the Kei Kars in the Park club, for micro Japanese Kei cars. As active chairperson, my Read more…
For Authors
Saving Your .doc book as a PDF File
To get your book out there in the big wide world, you may be required to upload it to a website as a PDF file. If you’re struggling to save from Word, this article could help. Before you start, you will need to make sure your book is on the Read more…