One of the joys of blogging is coming across blogs that help, make you laugh, or just brighten your day, Andra’s wonderful style of writing does just that. I wanted to share a post from her that I found very … Continue reading
I saw a cartoon the other day of a writer’s desk and it brought to mind how intrusive social media can be. The cartoon desk was loaded with social media icons and the actual typewriter or pen to do the … Continue reading
One of the marvels of fiction is the ability to go to places you have never been and take your reader there with you. It’s would fabulous if we all could be like Hemingway and go run with bulls, or … Continue reading
I shouldn’t be writing this post as I am so guilty of what I am about to write. I love research. I love the tease of a new idea, discovering a bit of history I never knew about, and I … Continue reading
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I am not sure whether to laugh or moan. I must be getting older! I’ve had some children over to the house and what captured their fascination was not the telly, or computer game, but my old typewriter. They all … Continue reading
We have become so conditioned to hype and hysterical writing that it is a part of our everyday lexicon. Just last week there was a bomb threat at a bank. Someone according to the news had thrown a silver container … Continue reading
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It’s funny how words are used on both sides of the pond. I grew up with my father’s clear demands to speak the King’s English. Me, being far too clever for my own good, would respond to his demand with–Well, … Continue reading
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One of the pleasures of books is their sheer physical appeal. I love the slight ripples in exquisite papers, the smell of the ink, the pressed imagines, the leather of a binding, the embossed title, and the sound of the … Continue reading
Does it matter if I wrote this post or not? Or is it okay to have an idea, have the money to pay another writer to bash it out, and then sit back, make a few corrections and then finally … Continue reading
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“If you’re going to be a writer, the first essential is just to write. Do not wait for an idea. Start writing something and the ideas will come. You have to turn the faucet on before the water starts to … Continue reading
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