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Woo-hoo! “The man from Del Monte – he say yes!”
OK, it wasn’t exactly the man from Del Monte, it was whoever it is that looks at the submissions for the WiseWords page in Prima. So now I have proof for myself that, as other writers have commented,...
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I don’t like this week. Unexpected events are eating into my time, and everything has taken longer than planned (or gone wrong/broken down/fallen over etc!). I’ve got lots of ’take-home’ work to do...
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When the Bangles have already summarised my day so well, why would I spend time looking for a better phrase?! The manic element was introduced by a lack of sleep (weekend cold caused the Dreaded Tickly...
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New week, same – er…stuff ;-)
What with the weather deciding to skip autumn and go directly to winter without passing go, it’s been a cold and soggy few days in Cambridgeshire (and in Kent, where I was to be found at the weekend)....
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In Which I Am An Ungrateful Whinger
I’ve not blogged for ages. This is naughty. Life has been busy. And talking of things not done - I’ve not really been into the competition-entering Thang this past year. 2010, as some of you know,...
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Every Picture Tells A Story (or a novel – or a poem…)
copyright Craig Sellars The wonderfully evocative picture above is by the very talented Craig Sellars. A name I probably wouldn’t have come across but for the lucky circumstances that result, every so...
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In Which I Admit That Alex Gazzola @HealthJourno And @Simon Whaley might have...
Confession time. With fiction, I feel I know what I’m doing. Roughly. I have a uni Diploma in creative writing. I’ve had a small amount of fiction success. So hopefully I understand the principles of...
View ArticleR is for Relevant:
Relevant: Having a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand. Writers, you’ll be pleased to know that this post is relevant to you. That’s not even a pun. The first interesting hit I got for...
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Before We Say Goodbye To Christmas…
Before we say goodbye to Christmas, I thought I’d (somewhat belatedly) share one of my favourite projects this year – researching the Christmas Truce of 1914. The resulting article was my most...
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Bugs, Busting and Bug-Busting
Hah. A January post that’s not about resolutions. Never fear – that one is on its way… Bugs Bugs of all kinds have been a theme in the last few weeks. In December a stomach bug tore through the...
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A Summer Full of Health (Articles)
Every writer likes a regular gig and I’m lucky to have a few. My regular health column is written for the Discover magazine group but syndicated all over the place, so I’m never sure where it will turn...
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#Writer Beware: Not All Fame Is Good Fame
From time to time, people contact me to say how much they’ve appreciated one of my health columns. It’s nice to get those emails, social media messages or comments via the website; I like to feel the...
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This Month’s Health Column Sept 17
Long time no see, little blog, yet I have a host of unfinished posts lurking… never mind. I’m back with some brief news about this month’s health column. That’s the one published this month, not the...
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