#29; 2025 by now most-productive writing year on record

Today I have finished half an article writing day, with some 1.400 words written in the process of composing an abstract prepared in relation to an upcoming special issue of The Journal of Ethics, on the theme "Climate ethics: Prospects and Retrospectives". My paper is titled "The ethical case against Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)". This was writing day #29 this Autumn (starting July 1st).

Over the last days of this week I have also made a prioritised writing plan for the rest of this Autumn.

By now (or rather by the writing day I had August 8th, when I finished the Captured manuscript) I have written more in 2025 than any previous year on record. In 2021, when I worked on the book Semiotic agency, co-written with Alexei Sharov, among other writing projects, I logged 84.739 words written. By now in 2025 I have already logged 86.459 words written, mostly owing to my work on Captured.

Session chaired at GiB25, Rotterdam

Today I chaired a session with two papers at the 25th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics, which is held at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, August 25-29th.

"Ecological semiotics" paper presented at 25th gathering in biosemiotics, Rotterdam

Today I presented my paper "Ecological semiotics" on the first day of the 25th Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics, which is held at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, August 25-29th. Some 55 people attended.

Teaching plan made for Ex.phil.

Today I have made a teaching plan for Ex.phil. at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies for this semester.

#28,5

Today I have had half an article writing day, with work done related to an article on migrant rights and living conditions which I co-write with Maren Sagvaag Retland. This is writing day #28,5 this Autumn (starting July 1st), and the first devoted to article projects.

"Ecological semiotics" paper rescheduled for presentation at GiB25 in Rotterdam August 25th

My paper "Ecological semiotics" has been rescheduled for oral presentation at The 25th Annual Gatherings in Biosemiotics, which is to be held 25-29th of August 2025 at Erasmus University Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Monday August 25th at 3.30 pm (not 10.30 as previously communicated).

#28, Captured finished

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 3.400 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 28th writing day I have had this Autumn.

This was my most productive writing day ever in terms of words written, pages processed, and maybe also my longest writing day in terms of hours worked (a day and a night).

And I finished the manuscript. Tomorrow I´ll submit it.

#27

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 1.200 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 27th writing day I have had this Autumn.

#26

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 850 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 26th writing day I have had this Autumn.

#25

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 1.700 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 25th writing day I have had this Autumn, and the most productive ever in terms of words written on this book manuscript. The length of the manuscript passed 100.000 words altogether (while the contracted length is 80.000 words).

#24

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 1.300 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 24th writing day I have had this Autumn.

#23

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 1.400 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 23rd writing day I have had this Autumn.

#22

Today I have had a book writing day, with some 800 words written on my scientific monograph Captured: CCS and the fight for the soul of the environmental movement. This is the 22nd writing day I have had this Autumn.

"Farewell, civilization" - opinion peace in Khrono

Yesterday my letter to the editor "Farvel, sivilisasjon" (Farewell, civilization) was published in Khrono. The text draws on Peter Wessel Zapffe´s "Farvel, Norge" (1958) and relates to a debate about academic studies started by politician and member of parliament Peter C. Frølich.