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It Was Nineteen Eighty-Something

9th November 2018

And so, I got two emails recently. One from a writer friend asking how NaNoWriMo is going, and one from another writer friend about a probably inaccessible writing retreat that promised to unleash my creativity. Well. I got news. My creativity is fine. I don’t need a writing retreat. What I need is a baby-sitter and a drink. And possibly someone to unplug the Netflix. Saying that, check out these 30 ways Netflix can improve your writing. And so, I’m…

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Coffee Talk Writing

If We Were Having Coffee During NaNoWriMo With A Writing Prompt

4th November 2018

If we were having coffee, I’d say that I haven’t linked up to the official weekendcoffeeshare in a while, so here I am. Hi. I have actually been trying to post this post since Friday, but bad weather has played with our internet connection and my nerves. Last week’s writing prompt was ROAD TRIP, thanks to my epic road trip over here. If you’re visiting for the first time, I post a writing prompt every week, and then share people’s…

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Writing

Friday Reads & A Writing Prompt

19th October 2018

And so, I’m still gathering words for our recent Edinburgh road trip. Edit: Those Edinburgh road trip words are now written over here. Here are the interesting answers to this week’s writing prompt: crossed wires: Kirsty’s Mornings Ritu’s Uncomfortable Silences Deb’s poem Carol’s Mistaken Identity Anindya’s Evening at Starbucks The next post from me will be an Edinburgh travelogue which included having afternoon tea in the country with our friends from this post on our New York trip. The writing…

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Sharing The Love

How To Do More With Your Blog

11th October 2018

This post contains affiliate links, read my disclosure here.  Edit: Flash sale on the Genius Blogger’s Toolkit happening now! Scroll down for my faves from the Bundle or get yours here! I meant to post yesterday, but the internet got the better of me. So this is maybe two posts in one. But first, last week’s writing prompt round up. If you’re new around here, I’ve been posting weekly writing prompts for a few weeks now, and every week I…

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Humor Life Writing

Talking To Strangers About Penguins

3rd October 2018

I’ve been waiting to post this post to replace that scary cat puzzle. It’s still in my house, by the way. But at least it’s no longer the first thing you see when you visit my blog. It was funny at the time, but moving on. Have I mentioned my house is a mess? Someone hid my grabber and true story, I can’t pick stuff up off the floor with without my Inspector Gadget gadget. Also, Isla’s been sick and…

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