by Chris Harris It’s been a while since I last updated Building a Blog. Not through neglect, exactly, more through abundance. My business has been, thankfully, incredibly busy, and alongside that I’ve been working on two book projects. For the last four weeks or so, those have taken up most of my attention. Writing tends … Continue reading Building my Blog (Again) Episode 9: Evergreen Content, Google Patience, and a Long-Overdue Reset
Category: Eclectic Musings
Week 10: When the World Starts Knocking. International Recognition – My Blogging Diary.
by Chris Harris The Strange Geography of Blogging It has always baffled me how my annual stats insist that people from eighty different countries read my blogs. I never set out to be international. I write because I enjoy it, because the subjects matter to me, and because it helps me make sense of the … Continue reading Week 10: When the World Starts Knocking. International Recognition – My Blogging Diary.
Week 9: From Frosty Morning Walks to Finished Blogs: How Dictation Has Helped Revive My Blogging and Grew My Traffic – My Blogging Diary.
by Chris Harris Early morning winter vista near my house. Blogging inspiration. Rediscovering Momentum After the Book With the three month hiatus of writing the book finally behind me, or at least moved firmly into the background, I’m back to blogging with an energy I didn’t realise I’d missed. Last week I published seven blogs, … Continue reading Week 9: From Frosty Morning Walks to Finished Blogs: How Dictation Has Helped Revive My Blogging and Grew My Traffic – My Blogging Diary.
Stop Wasting Your Expensive Paint: The Simple Storage Trick That Saves You a Fortune
by Chris Harris If you use high end paints like Farrow & Ball, Annie Sloan, Little Greene or any other premium brand, you’ll know the reality, you rarely use the full tin in one go. Most people open it, paint what they need to paint, and then keep the rest for touching up scrapes, chips, … Continue reading Stop Wasting Your Expensive Paint: The Simple Storage Trick That Saves You a Fortune
Home Parks: 22 Million Homes in the USA But A Housing Solution Britain’s Snobbery Pretends Doesn’t Exist
BY Chris Harris Britain’s housing crisis is now a generational issue. House prices are out of reach, renting is financially exhausting, and new supply consistently falls tens of thousands short of demand. The flailing Labour Government plan of 1.5 million new homes are for the fairies. Yet the UK refuses to embrace one of the … Continue reading Home Parks: 22 Million Homes in the USA But A Housing Solution Britain’s Snobbery Pretends Doesn’t Exist
Week 9: Getting Back Into The Flow and Mind Blowing Request!- My Blogging Diary.
by Chris Harris It was quite nice returning to blogging. Writing my collection of short stories has been brilliant, an amazing experience, but once you’ve actually written the stories, the sheer number of drafts and the level of thoroughness involved take up so much time. The end result is absolutely worth it, but still, it’s … Continue reading Week 9: Getting Back Into The Flow and Mind Blowing Request!- My Blogging Diary.
“The Rotten Tomato: Why Great Actors End Up in Forgettable Films”
by Chris Harris It is one of cinema’s enduring curiosities that actors capable of extraordinary work so often appear in dire films that leave the viewer puzzled. With so many TV series now compromised for the purposes of commercial income, I find myself more drawn to films where artistic merit is still king. Normally, anyway. … Continue reading “The Rotten Tomato: Why Great Actors End Up in Forgettable Films”
I Know What I Heard. The Barcombe UFO.
The time of year matters: it was November, and from memory it was 1993 or 1994. I was living in the flat attached to my parents’ large farmhouse in Barcombe, East Sussex. I remember I was on my own, as they often went down to France. It was definitely a Sunday when I was alerted … Continue reading I Know What I Heard. The Barcombe UFO.
Learning to Write a Novel. A Novice Novelist’s Diary. Part I. An Introduction of Sorts.
Let’s cut to the chase. Four months ago, I decided to partially semi-retire (yes, I know, a contradiction in terms) and attempt what I’m calling a hobby career in writing. My partner — who I run our online vintage business with — had decided to train for a possible teaching career, or at least keep … Continue reading Learning to Write a Novel. A Novice Novelist’s Diary. Part I. An Introduction of Sorts.
Week 7: Peaks, Troughs, Despair and the Social Media Trap- My Blogging Diary
I've run my business all my life, so I’m only too well aware of the peaks and troughs, the ups and downs, and the rewards that sometimes follow your efforts. But one thing that's very hard to shake, even when you know business is cyclical, is that when it's down, you often get this sinking … Continue reading Week 7: Peaks, Troughs, Despair and the Social Media Trap- My Blogging Diary
Week 4-6: Holiday. A Virtual Standstill – My Blogging Diary
Looking back, I’m genuinely pleased with the progress I made during my first four weeks. I wrapped up week four just before heading off on holiday, and while I’d planned to tie up a few loose ends during the break , maybe keep things ticking over , the reality was I did absolutely nothing for … Continue reading Week 4-6: Holiday. A Virtual Standstill – My Blogging Diary
Week 3: A Very Minor Triumph —My Blogging Diary.
By Christopher Harris The Rights of Fans Each week the new weekly excerpt can be found here: https://july66.blog/2025/07/10/learning-to-become-a-part-time-writer-a-blogging-diary-intro-to-week-3/ I reach the end of week 3 of my journey and amongst the frustrations and failures, quite possibly a very important triumph. I have no idea if I'm reading too much into it. But first the trials … Continue reading Week 3: A Very Minor Triumph —My Blogging Diary.