by Jay Northcote | Jan 15, 2017 | life stuff
This was my first tattoo: I had it done over a year ago in honour of my pen names. The blue jay needs no explanation, and my fanfiction pen name is a variation of ‘freebird’. I also thought the image of the bird flying from the cage represented the freeing of my...
by Jay Northcote | Dec 28, 2015 | general update, life stuff, self publishing
I saw Leta Blake’s post and thought this was a great idea. New Year is a time for resolutions, but that can often feel like a negative thing where you’re beating yourself up about the stuff you’re doing wrong, and trying to fix it. So this is my professional review of...
by Jay Northcote | Sep 1, 2015 | general update, life stuff
Although it’s not a new year, it is a new academic year. Maybe because I used to be a teacher and I live with a teacher and two school-age kids, September always has a feeling of new beginnings for me. I definitely have that back to school feel, but I’m...
by Jay Northcote | Nov 2, 2014 | life stuff
For those who haven’t already seen my many photos and posts on Facebook… I DID IT! Here’s my account of the experience along with some photos. The 10km race that I did involved doing two laps of the same course, so I had the dubious pleasure of doing all the obstacles...
by Jay Northcote | Oct 17, 2014 | life stuff
On Saturday the 1st of November, I’m going to be doing this: http://youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-EFnnDOXbM *Shudder* I hadn’t actually seen that video before. I went googling looking for images to use in this blog post, and found that. I kind...
by Jay Northcote | Apr 14, 2014 | life stuff
It’s school holidays here, so the pace of my life is completely different for a couple of weeks. I have less time to focus on work, but I usually try and plan my writing projects to fit around family while my kids are off school. I completed my first draft of a...
