The Innamincka Affair: Love. Lies. Mortal Danger. A lot can happen with an affair at Innamincka. Rebecca Boucher is a respected junior partner in a London law firm. When she’s sent to Australia to meet with the owner of a vast cattle property, she’s expecting a straightforward legal matter. But what she finds is Cooper Read More ...
Dealing with Amazon Polly
This is part 1 of the adventure to bring artificial speech to my blogs. Now that it’s one day later and I’ve come back to edit this page. Will Polly pick up the additions? Amazon Polly appears to be a very useful bit of kit, but I wonder if it might be better to use Read More …
Extracting/Downloading Subtitles from Netflix Movies for FF Learners
Fluent Forever Language Learning Community Website links to the software used in this exercise. Chrome Extensions. Be aware that the range of subtitle languages available seems to be rather limited. It may get better. It’s a good idea, and probably necessary, to install these in order. Enable Multiple Subtitles on Netflix (Approved, and installs right Read More …
A Literary Spotlight
Mystery Magazine. The spotlight this week falls on an interesting magazine put out by a husband and wife team. The husband-and-wife duo behind this niche magazine welcome whodunits with open arms. By Melissa Hart | Published: March 28, 2018 The homepage of Mystery Weekly’s website features the black and white image of a man in Read More …
Scrivener: How to add a cover image when compiling a PDF
Scrivener: How to add a cover image when compiling a PDF I’m in the process of creating PDF files for uploading to Look Inside, Amazon’s quick-look service These days, I am using Scrivener for most production tasks. It can export to .mobi, ePub, and other print and electronic formats with ease. But I discovered that the Compile settings Read More …
The Game. A Spy Thriller (review)
The Game, is a BBC spy thriller series set in 1970s London and focussing on MI5’s attempts to prevent a devastating KGB operation. It stars Tom Hughes as Joe Lambe, and Brian Cox as ‘Daddy’, the head of MI5. The Game: Logline In 1970s London, a KGB defector warns MI5 of a Soviet plot to Read More …