Matthew Sylvester
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Happiness is sometimes being uncomfortable
True that. Sometimes, in order to be happy, you have to step outside of your comfort zone. Today, I did just that and started to work on the cover for a book I’ve decided that I will self-publish, hopefully on September 30th, my birthday. Why is this uncomfortable? Well, mostly because I’ve got the ‘only real … Continue reading
Happiness is teaching …
… your daughter to be able to hopefully defend herself should she ever require it. I say hopefully, because no matter how well trained someone is, things can always go wrong, a lucky blow can land in an unlucky place, vigilance can fail, shit can happen. However, at least I will have done my best … Continue reading
Happiness is … having another book with your story come out
April 4th, 2013, I received an email saying that my story The Enlightened Soldier, had been accepted for publication by Fringeworks. Just over two years later, this book has come out! Have to say that it’s great to pop on to Amazon, do a search for my name, and have another book pop up! This story … Continue reading
Two little rejections
Back during my first round of kidney issues, I entered a Games Workshop submissions contest. The brief was simple, in under 250 words write two engaging and exciting stories. The first was to feature a battle between a space marine and an ork. The other was to be about a space marine briefing his men, … Continue reading
Happiness is standing still …
In my wood. Yes, you heard that correctly. My. Wood. Those of you who read this blog will know that Ive recently moved house. Despite the fact that our previous house was perfectly good, I’ve never really felt ‘at home’ there. It was a place I lived rather than my ‘home’. It had a huge … Continue reading
