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The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages, by Christine Pinheiro: #BookReview.

Subtitled ‘A Promotional Reference Guide for Authors and Small Publishers’, this extensive reference guide is full of information and helpful advice. It’s essentially a listing of…

Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.

The rewrite is now under way and progressing pretty well considering… ‘Considering what?’ I hear you cry. In answer, I’ll simply direct you to a previous…

I Used to Be, by Mary Brown: #BookReview.

This wonderfully written novel explores the relationship between two very different women. One is a divorced mother struggling to cope with the loss of a child,…

Inanimate Objects, Again!

On Tuesday I wrote a short tale of woe about my Mac that deprived me of the means to work over the weekend, and also lost…

The Write Word? Post 6

Do you sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I know I do. Perhaps, in improving myself, I can help other writers. Today’s…

Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.

The first draft has been read, notes made, hair pulled out, swear words shouted, mutterings and curses mumbled. And, occasionally, whoops of joy that I’ve actually…

When Inanimate Objects Conspire Against You!

Gremlins? The wicked hand of fate? Bad luck? Or simply a random event that’s not personal at all? On Friday, I rose at my customary hour…

The Write Word? Post 5

Do you sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I know I do. Perhaps, in improving myself, I can help other writers. Today’s…

Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated

  This is the monthly reminder that the writing contest table has been updated. It lives under the ‘Resources’ tab. I update the table frequently, in…

Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.

I finished the first draft of the current novel on 19 January, with 63269 words written. For reasons I’m unclear about, I neglected to write one…