Skip to content

The Chemical Detective

  • Home
    • About
    • Quantifying COVID
    • Bond Boys
    • A Female James Bond
    • Trouble in Paradise
    • Women in Engineering
  • Books
    • The Chemical Detective
      • The path to publication
        • A skiing accident
        • Learning to write
        • Submission to Agents
        • Choosing an Agent
        • Submission to publishers
        • Editing (again)
        • Copy edit
        • Cover reveal – Hardback
        • Postscript
    • The Chemical Reaction
      • The Chemical Reaction Prize Crossword
        • Scandium
        • Yttrium
        • Lanthanum
        • Cerium
        • Praseodymium
        • Neodymium
        • Promethium
        • Samarium
        • Europium
        • Gadolinium
        • Terbium
        • Dysprosium
        • Holmium
        • Erbium
        • Thulium
        • Ytterbium
        • Lutetium
    • Phosphate Rocks
      • Photos 1956 -1991
  • Sources
    • Chernobyl
      • My visit to Chernobyl
        • I – Chernobyl or Chornobyl?
        • II – Kiev
        • III – Early start
        • IV – Zalissya
        • The Chemical Reaction
        • V – Geiger Counter
        • VI – Russian Woodpecker
        • VII – Dogs of Chernobyl
        • IX – Power Plant
        • VIII – Lunch in Chernobyl
        • X – New Safe Confinement
        • XIII – Chernobyl Accident 1986
        • XIV – Reflections
      • Chernobyl – History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
      • Francium
      • Marguerite Perey
    • Banqiao
      • My visit to Banqiao
      • Rare Earth Metals
    • Bhopal
      • Rachel Carson
      • My visit to Bhopal
  • News and Reviews
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • Launch Dates and Events
    • Cover reveal – Hardback
    • Cover Reveal – Paperback
  • Contact

Month: Jul 2018

Learning to write

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.

Sulphur ships on fire in the docks of Leith.

Gas flares glittering in the dark near Sullom Voe.

I can’t risk losing those moments, like tears in rain.

Time to write.

via Learning to write

54.570455 -1.328982
thechemicaldetective Path to publication Leave a comment Jul 27, 2018 1 Minute

A skiing accident

via A skiing accident

54.542053 -1.315990
thechemicaldetective Path to publication Leave a comment Jul 24, 2018 1 Minute

Archives

  • Mar 2020
  • Nov 2019
  • Oct 2019
  • Nov 2018
  • Aug 2018
  • Jul 2018
  • Jun 2018

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Blog Stats

  • 8,053 hits
Follow The Chemical Detective on WordPress.com
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy