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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.
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
February 20, 2020
Finding the #Write #Words? No. 19: Longman Companion to English Literature
Continuing the description of books on words and language listed in the introductory post, which you’ll find here. Book 19: Longman Companion to English Literature: Paperback,…
February 18, 2020
Periphery, by Michael Winter: #BookReview.
383 pages First Contact Science Fiction/Horror Tense. Taut. Engaging. Absorbing. It happens to all of us, and those with imagination are especially vulnerable: the situation and/or…
February 15, 2020
When Your #SciFi Predictions Come True!
When I wrote The Methuselah Strain, one of my major themes was the influence of sex robots on the human population; in particular, the dangers involved…
