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Write On- Googling the goggling…oh dear….

Posted on May 13, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

  Once in a while, a word comes along that really jars you out of the read. I was really into this current novel that I am reading…when I read the following sentence. She goggled. What? Googled? That was my … Continue reading →

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Write on- Writers- Life can’t ever really defeat a writer- Edna Ferber

Posted on May 6, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

Life can’t ever really defeat a writer who is in love with writing, for life itself is a writer’s lover until death — fascinating, cruel, lavish, warm, cold, treacherous, constant. –Edna Ferber I came across this quote and fell in … Continue reading →

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Write on- Fabulous Guest Post on using Social Media by Andra Watkins that I had to share!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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 →

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Write on- Well, only if I can Tweet or Pin it.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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 →

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Write On- Mapping your novel

Posted on April 2, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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 →

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Write on- My brain burst writing this post!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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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Tales from the City- A writer’s idea of a perfect day in London

Posted on February 18, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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I was in need of an article printed in 1925 in The Weekly Dispatch, and there was only one place to go, The British Library Newspapers Collection, in Colindale. When I told someone I was heading up to Colindale, the … Continue reading →

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Write on- I feel so pressurised I might just explode!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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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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Write on- Should I pay you to write under my name?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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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Write on- Notes from a writing conference-a box of popcorn

Posted on July 30, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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I overheard, well actually I was eavesdropping again, a nifty little tip that I am so excited about. I don’t know why this idea didn’t occur to me sooner. I would like to claim it as my own gem, but … Continue reading →

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