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December 2022

Posted on December 1, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

November was a pretty good and productive one for me. My main target was to write 50,000 words of a story with the working title ‘Once’, which didn’t go exactly to plan, but I still made good progress. In the … Continue reading →

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Blood on the Tracks: Volume 1 – Manga Review

Posted on November 30, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Before reading Blood on the Tracks, I’d not read much by Shūzō Oshimi, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I had a feeling it was going to be weird and a little messed up, but the story was … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Later

Posted on November 29, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

I realised earlier today that I must be reaching ten years of writing on this blog, and it turns out that I’ve just missed that anniversary. My first post was on the 27th November 2012. I can’t believe how quicky … Continue reading →

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My Current Favourite Manga Series

Posted on November 28, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

My favourite manga series currently is without a doubt Asadora! and I can’t wait for volume 6 which comes out just before Christmas. Naoki Urasawa is my favourite mangaka, and I’ve pretty much loved everything he’s created. Monster has been … Continue reading →

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Update – 27/11/2022

Posted on November 27, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

I was very optimistic at the beginning of November about hitting the 50K word count target on the story I’m writing (currently titled Once), but now as the month is coming to an end I don’t think I’ll be hitting … Continue reading →

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