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August 4, 2018
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A Fortunate Man, by John Berger, illustrated by Jean Mohr: #BookReview.
Biography/Medical Memoir 177 pages. I came to this extraordinary piece of writing via an unusual route. The village hall hosted a short dramatic presentation by ‘New…
August 3, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 30
Struggling to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? You’re not alone. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s…
Landscape and Memory, by Simon Schama: #BookReview.
History 672 pages Art historian, philosopher, raconteur, academic, or proselyte? Simon Schama’s great tome carries elements of all these. One reviewer, quoted on the cover, adds…
August 1, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
As I write this, on Thursday, 26th July, nothing new has happened regarding the book. It may be that, by the time this is posted, something…
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
Time for your monthly reminder that the writing contest table has been updated. It lives on the ‘Resources’ page. Some contests are free to enter and…
July 27, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 29
Struggling to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? You’re not alone. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s…
July 26, 2018
The Writer’s Lexicon: Volume II, by Kathy Steinemann: #BookReview.
Reference/Writing/Editing 312 pages Subtitled ‘More Descriptions, Overused Words and Taboos’, this is a companion to the first book with the same title. Like that initial volume,…
July 25, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
As there’s still nothing new to report re the WIP, and therefore no true progress on the book, I thought I’d continue along the lines of…
July 21, 2018
Befriended, by Ruth O’Neill: #BookReview.
Contemporary Fiction 310 pages Subtitled, ‘Be Careful Who You Trust’, this piece of modern fiction is not the usual material I read. I dislike labels, but…
