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Tag Archives: Books
Book Review: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
Mary Karr’s newly released The Art of Memoir couldn’t have arrived at a better time for me. As bestselling author of The Liar’s Club, Cherry and Lit, and teacher of the form for thirty years, I couldn’t wait to devour … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Book Review, Books, Harper Collins, Mary Karr, Memoir, Memoirist, Reading, writing
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Welcome To The Jungle
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? How about this: Hell hath no fury like a writer stopped from writing. Or submitting. Last week was not pretty but I did manage to get my submission in, by the skin … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Writing
Tagged Books, Flash fiction, Hilary Mantel, music, Stress, Wolf Hall, writing, Writing Competitions
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Holiday Reading, Ghosts And The Norfolk Broads
Holiday reading. What beats a book crammed full of twists and turn, thrills and spills to keep us occupied while lazing on the beach or reclining on a deck chair by the side of a pool somewhere hot and Mediterranean? … Continue reading
A Question of Copyrighted Song Lyrics – Beware!
Have any of you wondered what the copyright rules and regulations are for using song lyrics as part of a blog post? I have thought about this a lot recently. Not only that, but I’ve thought about an upcoming post … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Current Affairs, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Authors, Blake Morrison, Blog Advice, blog rules, Books, Copyright, copyright issue, Current Affairs, Fair use, fellow writers, films tv, Legal, LinkedIn, Lyrics, Public Domain, Recipes, Songs, Writer's Tips, writing
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Happiness is A Full Water-Butt and A Garden Full of Butterflies and Bees!
Today, I have been getting on really well with all my various writing projects faffing and not getting much of anything done, although I did go into town today and, after living here for 5 years, I have, at long … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Current Affairs, Garden Snippets, Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos
Tagged Bees, Books, Buddleia, Butterflies, Butterfly Bush, Children, garden, Library, Photos of Butterflies, Rainwater, Reading, Summer, Water Butt, wildlife
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