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March 20, 2020

Finding the #Write #Words? No. 23: Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English.

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which youll find here. Book 23: Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English.
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Published on March 20, 2020 09:57

March 19, 2020

The Poop Diaries, by Abby Ross: #BookReview.

237 pages Nonfiction This book is about plumbers and their experiences in the world of pipes, sewers, toilets, poo, and everything that impacts on their lives
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Published on March 19, 2020 04:44

March 18, 2020

I Dream of a Day When #poetry

The first of a series of creative posts I promised a while ago for Wednesdays. I Dream of a Day When I dream of a day
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Published on March 18, 2020 08:11

March 13, 2020

Finding the #Write #Words? No. 22: Oxford Compact Thesaurus

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which youll find here. Book 22: Oxford Compact Thesaurus: Hardback, 967 pages.
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Published on March 13, 2020 09:50

March 12, 2020

Creativity Interrupted

It happens to us all from time to time: something (often, more than one thing) comes along to distract or prevent us from doing our creative
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Published on March 12, 2020 11:13

March 10, 2020

Somebody Else’s Troubles, by J.A. English: #BookReview.

389 Pages Literary Fiction. All serious works of fiction should carry at least one underlying message. Some manage this with such subtlety it barely makes a…
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Published on March 10, 2020 10:21

March 7, 2020

Nexus, by Joshua Grant: #BookReview.

389 pages YA/Science Fiction If you enjoy science fiction packed with action, humour and credible characters, but overlain with emotional content to make you care what…
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Published on March 07, 2020 08:57

March 6, 2020

Finding the #Write #Words? No. 21: New Nuttall Dictionary of English Synonyms and Antonyms

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 21: The New Nuttall Dictionary of English…
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Published on March 06, 2020 10:18

March 1, 2020

Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated

On the 1st of the month I remind followers of this blog the creative writing contest table has been updated. (I update it several times during…
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Published on March 01, 2020 07:08

February 28, 2020

Finding the #Write #Words? No. 20: New Hart’s Rules

Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 20: New Hart’s Rules: Hardback, 464 pages.…
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Published on February 28, 2020 04:10