Since my last post I've been working pretty hard on my PhD thesis, which has somewhat dulled the amount of brain power left over for writing fiction and researching history stuff. The first half of a podcast on Parthia is written, setting the context of where they are from and how they came to be a power. And I've been making the last tweaks to a short horror story about a couple who hear strange noises whilst hiking and go to investigate. Hopefully those projects will come to fruition soon!
Apart from that I've been learning and building mostly with web dev. I find it a bit less intense than writing, it's kind of a mix of logic puzzles and a game. To that end I've knocked up a portfolio page showcasing some of my work, as well as another blog to document my programming learning. The reason for a seperate blog is firstly I wanted to have a go at constructing one from scratch rather than using a templating system like here, so that one is 100% my work (with the help of a very good tutorial at Django Girls to get me going). Secondly it seemed better to not clutter here with random bits and bobs I've learn on my studies. However: here is a web game I've made, and a weather site that gives you local details as well as info about your antipode, the weather on the opposite side of the world. I've also got back into reading properly, and have been dabbling in genres outside my norm. I've just finished Sharon Bolton's Dead Woman Walking, which is a crime thriller, and it was a real page turner! She's a great writer and I'll be revisiting her work. Now it's back to sci-fi with some classic Harry Harrison, and last years A Close and Common Orbit, by Becky Chambers. Hopefully once my brain has stopped being wrecked by PhD finishing and job hunting my creative juices will flow a bit more, as I've lots of history podcast ideas, lots of first draft short stories on my computer, and that unfinished novella, plus a few full novel ideas knocking around in my head.
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George Jacobs
I'm a Planetary Science PhD student who loves writing stories, learning about history, and enjoying the outdoors Archives
February 2018
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