Category Archives: writing

Book Review: Ravens Gathering by Graeme Cumming

Ravens Gathering Graeme Cumming Should you forgive your family for turning their back on you? Martin Gates left the village fifteen years ago because he didn’t belong any more. Now he’s back, and looking for answers. The problem is, no … Continue reading

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Catching up

I’m still catching up after the few days away, so I thought I would cover a few blog-related things in one go…and share a few blogs you might like to visit… First up, Judy from Edwina’s Episodes included me in … Continue reading

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Book Launch! Charles E. Yallowitz – The Merchant of Nevra Coil

When the mischievous and random Goddess of Chaos gets angry, all of Windemere becomes her plaything. It all starts with a collection of toys that have taken the populace by storm. People of all races flood the marketplaces to gather … Continue reading

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Concrete, Rock and the Brotherhood of Man…

Time just seems to have gone loopy lately… I still haven’t finished writing about our adventures in the heather, yet somehow another two weeks have gone by and we have spent another weekend writing together. Though as weekends go, it … Continue reading

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Writer’s block…

The inspiration over at Colleen’s this week for Writer’s Quote Wednesday was writer’s block. I dutifully searched out a quote… It struck me, with quite appropriate force, that many quotes about writer’s block seem to treat the whole affair as … Continue reading

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Is blogging worth it? 10 reasons why…

‘Build an author platform’, we are told. As an author platform, is a blog economically viable? If everyone put a penny in a virtual pot, one for each article they had read in August on Daily Echo, and if I … Continue reading

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Book launch! Gorgon, the second volume of the WhipEye Chronicles by Geoffrey Saign

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a guest article by author Geoffrey Saign whose new book has just been released… GORGON WhipEye Chronicles Book 2 “WhipEye” Book 1, 2015 International Book Award Winner, US Book News, & 2015 Outstanding … Continue reading

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Disgruntled

Dear Happiness Engineers, You’ve done it again, haven’t you? Everything stops functioning properly, then suddenly the options we once had… and are used to… disappear. Only to be replaced by yet another ‘mobile friendly’ option that is proudly announced and … Continue reading

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Pick ‘n’ mix with a crystal ball

Carolina, from Yesterday After tagged me in the slightly different writing ‘challenge in thy future’. Thanks, Carolina! The rules are simple: Rules: • Thank the blogger who nominated you. • Link back to the challenge creator, Dreams and Movie Screens. … Continue reading

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Take two…the accidental blogger

“Why do you blog?” “Why did you start blogging?” Those are questions frequently asked; they cropped up a good few times at the Bloggers Bash recently and are often asked in interviews. For me the answers are simple… I started … Continue reading

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