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You know that feeling you get when you're staring at a blank sheet of paper? That sense of opportunity mingled with apprehension? You stare at it knowing that the application of your skill could potentially transform that white sheet into a literary masterpiece or budgie-cage lining.

After three and a bit years, today is my final day working for Netregistry. Today is punctuated by desk clearing, alcohol and messages of thanks/goodbye/where are you going.

It's been an incredible three years that saw me move from amateur scribblings to winning a journalism award.

Kids today have it too easy! Yeah, I'm sounding like a grumpy old man, but I think that's because I'm fast becoming one. But think back to when you were a spotty teen, convinced that someday you would be a brilliant writer.

I am regularly asked to review books - and other things - all the time on this blog and my policy has always been to say 'no'. This blog is not for profit and doesn't include advertising or anything else that can create any bias or conflict of interest. If I review something, it should be because I have something to say about it, not because I want to do a favour to get a freebie or - heaven forbid - get cash for comment. However, this one time I'm reviewing a book that I just couldn't refuse.

Just a quick reminder, to those of you that may have missed the announcement a couple of months back, that CopyWrite has split into two. All marketing, social media and interwebby type posts - past and future - now live over at Atomik Soapbox.

I say this because I notice some marketing subscribers to this blog have yet to subscribe over there, which means you could be missing out on the very posts you signed up for...