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Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 17 Mar 'How organized are your characters?'</p><p>Everybody is organised. The Goodies, the baddies, everybody.</p><p>If they weren't organised in 2450AD they'd be dead!</p><p>After The Great Famine everything is scarce. Climate change caused the increased demand for energy, which had led to the oil and gas running out, which led to the failure of large scale agriculture.</p><p>Rising sea levels, changed coastline, and that meant:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 15 Mar 'a wallet full of money'</p><p>Everybody in<br> <br>Wolfland,<br>Mannan,<br>Meirionnydd, and<br>Laighin<br> <br>. . . would return it to the rightful owner.<br> <br>Irrespective of their high or low status, everybody in Worringfolk would be saying:</p><p>"Wallet? What wallet?"<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pirates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 13 Mar 'readers’ expectations'</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> is aimed at teenagers, and particularly at English teachers at GCSE level.<br> <br>Using my cross curricular experience as an ICT teacher I am trying to include material for all the main school subjects.<br> <br>In particular I want to provide some easy going English and some tough English, so that all abilities in a GCSE class can have something to work on.<br> <br>see Alt Text for more</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GCSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GCSE</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">copper-wolf.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 12 Mar 'nature'</p><p>vineyards in Meirionnydd and Mannan both produce wine and champagne</p><p>you can also get port and sherry from Mannan</p><p>sugar cane plantations in Laighin, and coffee beans</p><p>The Wicklow Mountains are home to a pretty pattern of tea plantations and rice paddies.</p><p>There is tea on Mannan too, and they claim to produce tea leaves of the same quality as Darjeeling and Assam</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com/banderisate/reporter.php?bundle=r36200202912004012922310271" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">copper-wolf.com/banderisate/re</span><span class="invisible">porter.php?bundle=r36200202912004012922310271</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 12 Mar 'nature'<br> <br>2450AD sees warmer climates, higher sea levels, but fewer people.</p><p>there is an abundance of natural forest and moors. Crops are home grown, organic farming is the norm. All the things that Wolfland needs are local or bought from traders who ply the Irish Sea.<br> <br>Livestock farming is largely about sheep, pigs, goats and chickens. There is a llama farm in Ulverston, and there is talk of doing wolf farming (reasons)!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com/banderisate/reporter.php?bundle=r36200202912004012922310271" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">copper-wolf.com/banderisate/re</span><span class="invisible">porter.php?bundle=r36200202912004012922310271</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>Good morning</p><p>today I'm off to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LondonBookFair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonBookFair</span></a> author day</p><p>hoping to learn a few things about going over to the dark side</p><p>finished my website last night, just in time for the book fair</p><p>I'm not a professional web dev, but I’m quite pleased with the way it looks - all coded from first principles, no frameworks, no libraries</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">copper-wolf.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 9 Mar 'Could you survive a day in your MC's shoes?'</p><p>Yes!<br> <br>NutJob is a geek! He's modelled on a friend of mine from school in the 1970s. There are bits of my character in him too.<br> <br>No!<br> <br>Kristal Shandy is warm, sensitive and compassionate, and an animal lover. I can be all those things, but in a selective way. Although it's second nature to her!<br> <br>And she's a demi-psychic. I’m not!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wolves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wolves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@mojoaxel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mojoaxel</span></a></span> I started coding in 1979</p><p>I've been through about 10 languages since then</p><p>later, when I was a teacher I used to say:</p><p>"it doesn't matter what language we use, it matters what we build with it"</p><p>we each use the one we feel most comfortable with</p><p>in my case, back in the 1990s/2000s JS was not a fully fledged language 🤷 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>new website klaxon!</p><p>hand coded from scratch</p><p>it took me 16 days, flat out 12 hour days</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RDBMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RDBMS</span></a> design, backend in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mySQL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mySQL</span></a>, front end in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HTML</span></a> and responsive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSS</span></a></p><p>no <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> anywhere!</p><p>needs tidying, there are some clunky bits, I really am more a backend than a frontend dev</p><p>ready before the author workshops (Monday 10 Mar 2025) and the London Book Fair (Tuesday-Thursday)</p><p>glad it's done, now I can go back to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> a novel!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.copper-wolf.com/banderisate/reporter.php?bundle=a1001" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">copper-wolf.com/banderisate/re</span><span class="invisible">porter.php?bundle=a1001</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pennedpossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pennedpossibilities</span></a> 8 Mar 'How does your MC best recharge'</p><p>KristalShandy will go for a ride on a horse!</p><p>NutJob too!</p><p>Though it's not often that they go out and ride together.</p><p>see Alt Text for more of the storyline from Chapter 7 - On the Wolf Wavelength</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>for those of you who know about web dev . . .</p><p>I’m a 90% stack dev (amateur, in my spare time!)</p><p>currently I’m building a new web site (OK, four new web sites to be precise)</p><p>the HTML works</p><p>the PHP works</p><p>the mySQL works</p><p>I even have some images (with a bit of help and a bit of anguish from an AI image generator)</p><p>2 weeks so far</p><p>now for the CSS bit</p><p>CSS is not my favourite bit</p><p>this may take me another 2 weeks!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/css" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>css</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/php" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>php</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mySQL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mySQL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wordweavers</span></a> 7 Mar 'Which of your characters is safest'</p><p>Part orphanage part old people’s home, the Noble Coliseum was bequeathed to Lancaster by a wealthy benefactor. A major focal point for the locals it has a massive sports hall with a stage at one end, and doubles up as the local concert venue. Every Saturday night is OpenMike night! </p><p>Both aged eight at the time, FullyCharged and Hayley Wilde arrived on the same day, and for the same reason. This is their home.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pennedpossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pennedpossibilities</span></a> 5 Mar 'confident under pressure'</p><p>. . . does The Garrison have any horses with experience of transporting ferocious live animals?<br> <br>“We have a number of ferocious live animals” says CandieCrush “we call them soldiers!”<br> <br>Commander Crush heads up The Garrison in Lancaster, she is cool under any circumstances.</p><p>The Garrison is a unified Army and Navy, there is no air force. There are no aircraft in 2450!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 4 Mar 'new beginnings'</p><p>Currently focussed on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> Series, first novel is 75% done, the other 4 are done in outline</p><p>Book 1 (UK based) is a new, peculiar world of 2450AD. Each subsequent book has a new approach, moves on 15 or 20 years, and uses some of the same characters</p><p>A later series of 5 related novels has a new story and location and characters</p><p>and a familiar 'generational' approach</p><p>Series 2 resembles Series 1, sort of</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horses</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>for anybody who is wondering who Bernard Cribbins was (see my previous toot)</p><p>and what Jackanory was</p><p>here's a 15 min of video . . .</p><p>in the 1960s and 1970s I watched Jackanory a lot</p><p>in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> there is a travelling storyteller - and the Market Place is renamed "Jackanory Square" every time the storyteller is in town</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sw9waNjReE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-sw9waNjReE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jackanory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jackanory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimeMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeMachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BernardCribbins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernardCribbins</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> 2 Mar - How accurately does the first line represent your style and voice?</p><p>Open up with the big guns is my policy. The current WIP builds intrigue from line one. Imagine Bernard Cribbins reading this out loud on Jackanory (that's how I judge whether I hit the mark or not).<br> <br>It's a book for teenagers aged from 10 to 100.<br> <br>"Word had gone round that there had be an incursion down south."<br> <br>see Alt Text for more</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pirates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cavalry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cavalry</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> 1 Mar Introduce your MC to your best friend. Where, etc</p><p>NutJob loves maths and the sciences, he's a "nuts and bolts" man. KristalShandy is fond of animals and has a unique affinity with them, almost a sixth sense.<br> <br>They are geeks in their own fields and would get along well with the author’s geeky community. A meal together at a calibre restaurant would be an ideal start.</p><p>see Alt Text for extra details</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> 2/28 Shameless self-promotion day</p><p>I’m a qualified first aider.</p><p>I’m a qualified lifeguard.</p><p>I’m a qualified school teacher.</p><p>I’m a qualified accountant.</p><p>I’m proficient in two foreign languages, speak three others, and failed to cope learning three more.</p><p>I’m a professional speaker, mainly in English, and sometimes in French or in Japanese.</p><p>I’m an author of several non-fiction books.</p><p>Oh, and one more thing</p><p>I’m writing my first novel!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>City Uni <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facepalm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facepalm</span></a></p><p>&lt;rant&gt;</p><p>today I am going to this</p><p>London Student Sustainability Conference 2025</p><p>I bookmarked the page</p><p>just checked it just now</p><p>no address of the venue, IIRC it's one of the Westminster Uni buildings not City Uni</p><p>clicked improve page</p><p>fill out the form</p><p>but no form</p><p>how stupid can you get City Uni?</p><p>this is part of London Uni!</p><p>and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> discusses climate Change </p><p>something something something state of education these days!</p><p>&lt;/rant&gt;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>London author of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> </p><p>fiction <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> - fanciful not fantasy<br>influences G Orwell, HG Wells, J Wyndham</p><p>non-fiction<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LifeHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LifeHacking</span></a><br>influences S Covey, D Carnegie, M Gerber, P Drucker</p><p>retired school teacher - ICT at KS3 to KS5<br>former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Toastmasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toastmasters</span></a> president<br>Fit &amp; Active <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/runnersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runnersofmastodon</span></a><br>sociable - interested in quality dialogue and discussion groups</p><p>original and authentic</p><p><a href="https://www.scottrochester.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">scottrochester.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>