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You don't say...
Not long ago I was arguing on line with some writers who think that the only possible speech tag is ‘said.’ I am at that age where I am...
Despoiling the virgin snow.
What is it about the blank page? It is like the first snow of childhood, the first cut of the birthday cake my grandmother made me; it is...
You won't believe this real secret of writers...
So, I'm going to share a trade secret. It's not one people often talk about but, once you grasp it, you are initiated into the secret...
Your point of view.
She began the book with her characteristic rush of early enthusiasm, which as usual barely lasted beyond the second chapter. She wrote at...
She's just not likeable!
Unless you've been doing a 'Sleeping Beauty' for the last ten years you probably know that the web is awash with writing advice. Some of...
Illogical Positivism
A J Ayer ( I think) made the point that there is nothing you can say that would disprove the existence of God to a person who believes in...
'No, you shouldn't have heard of me.'
I don’t know about you, but when people ask me what I do, I am always a bit uncomfortable admitting to being a writer. I don’t think I...
That old three ring circus
I want to write about editing but I don’t know where to start - no I mean, really. I make a start and then I decide that I have begun in...
Can you learn to write?
Of course, everyone learns to write. I don't remember how it happened, though there is a picture of a little girl who used to be me,...
Learning to fail.
Failing is easy and the most difficult thing in the world. I have always failed at games, domestic goddesshood, quadratic equations and...
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