Daily life at Casa TulStig - Our adopted home in Spain.
From what started as a blog about my journey along the Camino Frances to now what is about my daily journey along life's rich pathway.
What fun last night Tweeting like a nutter during 'X-Factor' to promote 'Winner'. Doing a bit of the same last night, but the whole system seems a little slow. Thanks to Mr Brennan for helping out too -where were the rest of you Tweeters?
Been working on the Website again today - enjoying the creative process of putting pages and idea together, but a bit scared about putting together the 'shop' part. Janey's agreed to be UK distribution for HoT products, just as well as there are already some on their way to Sussex.
As well as promoting all my own stuff I want to promote other Indie authors- anyone up for putting their products on my guest page? and how about an interview?
There's also going to be a News / blog type page giving out all the HoT news and anything related.
At the moment I am so tied up in the promotion and website set up that I'm rather neglecting the writing- there just aren't enough hours in the day- well there are but i guess I'm just not utilising them best. I'm really enjoying the 'other' creative processes at the moment, and then I'll have a holiday -after that I'll be getting back into the writing groove for sure.
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And today's photo prompt -something I do most weekends- well that'll be a visit to the Passeig maritime (Seafront) for a little drinkie:
HouseofTulStig I've spent most of the afternoon working on a webpage for House Of TulStig. Happy with it so far, but adding techno gadgets to make it the best ever. Honestly this is just the front page and just the start:
Any comments / all comments muchly welcomed.
Winner. Tweeting during XFactor like a mad thing. Either going to get noticed or annoy everyone big time -but hey that's getting noticed too. If it helps sell even just one more book it's well worth it. Here's a selection:
The Key Having had some great feedback for the first chapter of the book from selected readersI am very happy. One 'reviewer' read it to her young son at bedtime, and he loved it and wants more... so I'd best get writing. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ and so to today's photo challenge - AT NIGHT:
A view from our double doors - Vinci in the garden...
Julie came home today. I met her at the airport, caught up on her holiday news and passed on the VnG gossip. Like her cats I am really pleased to see her home - I always miss my best playmates.
This afternoon I spent a good couple of hours putting together a promotional video for The Magic of the Camino - [great idea from Nick] complete with background music and voice-over by yours truly. Then as I tried to save it I got an error message that it couldn't be saved. Slightly miffed, to say the least, yet I'm sure my next attempt when I return to this project will be even better.
I also spent a bit of time 'messing about' with the programmes to create a new website, but couldn't quite catch the creative urge. Project shelved until later. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: And to today's photo challenge.
The prompt today is NATURAL.
So here is one of my natural stones
My Lemurian Crystal and a couple of others from my box of stones.
Thought I'd start things off slightly differently - We loved this song back in the day, and as I get techno advanced I was thinking of it again today.
As many of you will remember I was a little panicked a while back when I got my first android phone- well of course, just like everyone else, I love it now. My latest addition to the phone, thanks to advice from Julie, is VIBER - A free programme for making free calls and texts (SMS) mobile to mobile all across the world. SO if you haven't got it yet, but have an android, i-phone, windows phone, blackberry go to your phone download store (I use Play store) and download it and we can chat for NOTHING!! A a back up I also have WhatsApp, but this is just free texts (SMS) internationally- which is a great back up service and something I used loads whilst on the Camino back in June.
So that was the phone techno'd.
I've been looking around for an Internet hosting site as I want to set up a professional site for House of Tulstig' and upgrade 'Tulstig.net'. I think I've got that sorted now, but it's all so complicated with so much jargon I have to look up so many things.
As well as getting a new website host I downloaded a new website creation programme which I've spent the last few days messing around with. Frustration has been followed by 'Ahh' moments as things fall into place in my head -Still not quite got the hang of it all yet but getting there.
One way I want to improve the websites is to get moving images on them -Flash programmes. So 've been checking into those too. I think I've found a pretty simple to use one ofn the web and during the wek will have a go on its test software.
So all in all watch this space for a new 'House of TulStig' and 'WWW.Tulstig.net' with new features. I may even give our personal site a complete overhaul.
Nick Brennan
