For once, the month of January seems to have gone slowly and the New Year celebrations (or lack of them) feel like a distant memory. The weather’s freezing cold now in England and sleet has fallen this lunchtime. A couple of photos I took earlier in the month. (Highgate Wood, North London)
Archive for January, 2012
Last Day Of January
Posted in Photography, tagged Highgate Wood, month of january, North London on January 31, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A Writing Sample
Posted in Writing, tagged psychological thriller, Secrets by Lawrence Estrey on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From my new novel, a crime/psychological thriller set in the north of England, just like the other one. In this section, central character Wayne (12) is reflecting after uncovering information. Note the narrative change part of the way through. Everything’s going to be okay, I promise myself. Zipper’s right: Gorton’s miles away. None of this [...]
The Incomplete Photo Upload
Posted in Photography, tagged Highgate Wood, North London on January 25, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Meant to upload four photographs yesterday, but only two showed up in yesterday’s post. Here are the other two, taken in and near Highgate Wood, North London.
Sky, Focus, And Some More Writing
Posted in Photography, Writing, tagged crime drama, Photo editing software, psychological thriller, Secrets by Lawrence Estrey on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Getting to grips once again with the writing, a crime drama/psychological thriller set in the north of England. The debut new – Secrets by Lawrence Estrey - has attracted mostly positive feedback and is available on Amazon. Meanwhile, I continue to work on my photography skills and the somewhat complicated photo editing software, Photoshop Elements.
Photoshop Elements, And A Sore Neck
Posted in Photography, tagged Baker Street, Highgate Wood, photoshop elements, Regent's Park, Sherlock Holmes on January 17, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Once more I’ve got mega writer’s block, so I’ve been spending more time taking photos on my digital cameras and editing the images in Photoshop Elements. Unfortunately, the endless squinting forwards when I adjust sliders has left me with a bad neck. Some of the results below: (Sherlock Holmes Museum, Baker Street, Central London. Highgate [...]
New Phone and Bluetooth
Posted in Writing, tagged Beethoven's Pathetique, bluetooth, psychological thriller, Secrets by Lawrence Estrey on January 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I got a smartphone the other day, as the other phone seemed to have problems. The new phone doesn’t have a manual or software for connecting to a PC, and I am having to use Bluetooth to get information such as photos, music and files from phone to PC. So annoying. Meanwhile, I’ve taken a [...]
Another Bout Of Writer’s Block – Again!
Posted in Writing, tagged plot, psychological thriller, writer's block on January 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Once more, I’m struggling with the plot in my latest novel, a psychological thriller, unsure of where to go or which path to take…
Blog’s 3rd Birthday
Posted in Music, Photography, Writing, tagged Highgate Wood, last.fm, North London, photoshop elements, psychological thriller, Secrets by Lawrence Estrey on January 4, 2012 | 6 Comments »
My blog is nearly three-years-old. To celebrate, I’ve chosen to upload some black and white photos of Highgate Wood, North London. I took the images as normal in colour, then removed all Color using Photoshop Elements. Meanwhile, I’m continuing work on another novel Silent Friends, a psychological thriller, and my debut novel Secrets by Lawrence [...]




