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Vlog #2 - My Writing Annoyances.In my second vlog, I discuss...

Vlog #2 - My Writing Annoyances.

In my second vlog, I discuss five of my biggest writing annoyances, from irritatingly pretentious ways of talking about writing, dealing with new publishing methods and even whether there is a correct and incorrect way to write. Can you judge art? Can writing be wrong or right? Is “Indie Publishing” a revolution? Just how complicated is writing, really? Is toast better under the grill or in the toaster? All these questions and so many more…answered. Ish.

With gu...

Every blog needs more pandas.

Every blog needs more pandas.

Sunshine on meadows,The warm light of the living:A long gone...

Sunshine on meadows,

The warm light of the living:

A long gone summer.

"And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at..."

““And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter— they are so rusty, so ugly, so meaningless and feeble from being kept in the small cramped dark inside you so long.””

- Sylvia Plath (via creatingaquietmind)

Liking me on Facebook...

…is a great idea for so many reasons, all of them to long winded and complicated to go into. But seriously - now that I am actually using the Facebook page, I intend to have book giveaways, competitions and all sorts going on over there. This is my intention, and I will have some..but the likelihood is that it will break down quite quickly into me posting music videos I like, ranting peculiarly and nonsensically late at night and..generally attempting to run a Facebook like page.

Lots of...

the cat draws away...: 12 Clichés To Avoid When Beginning Your Story

the cat draws away...: 12 Clichés To Avoid When Beginning Your Story:

daisyloveletters:

syster:

thepalaceofawesomestories:

Here are some of the most common openings I see, as they’re almost always a rejection:

Waking Up: Avoid the first moments of the day, especially if your character is being snapped out of a dream.
School Showcase: A…

No no no I don’t know where these things come from but a good story is a good story regardless of how it begins, a bad story is a bad story regardless of how it beg...

1lostone:annasmileyfacee:Gary Oldman on his role as Viktor...

1lostone:

annasmileyfacee:

Gary Oldman on his role as Viktor Reznov in the video game Call of Duty.

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULDNT LOVE HIM ANY MORE I FIND THIS JUST DONE OKAY BYE

His face. I just can’t.

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Join me on Facebook!

I am finally making use of my Facebook page and actually putting stuff on there..good old Facebook. Join me on there - its easier to communicate with people and generally..its Facebook.

“Like” me at:https://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Jones/266201170080007

See you on there!!

cenophilia:Anthropomorphic treeThis tree can be found in the...

cenophilia:

Anthropomorphic tree

This tree can be found in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.