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Don’t you just hate it when…
… you go on a writer’s blog and there’s nothing new? Or they do that feeble ‘Sorry it’s been so long since I blogged but I’ve been soooo busy’ bobbins? Me too. Anyway, sorry it’s been so long since I … Continue reading
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More Poetry Please
Why is poetry so undervalued? Check out the space allocated to the poetry section in any library or bookshop and you’ll see what I mean. There are barely enough books to prop up a wonky table leg. Why? Maybe it’s because adults like … Continue reading
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PLR – keeping writers solvent since 1979
There are a lot of happy writers about at the moment. Last week the statements for PLR were issued. PLR (Public Lending Rights) is a body that collect details of how many books have been borrowed from a selected … Continue reading
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Megan
I’m working on book 12 of Girls FC at the moment. This is the final book of the series and comes back full circle to Megan Fawcett again. In book 1, Do Goalkeepers Wear Tiaras? Megan relates how she … Continue reading
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Farewell then, apostrophe ‘s’
The big book news this week was that Waterstone’s has decided to ditch its ‘s’ to make it more ‘versatile’ for Internet users. It seems strange that a book chain, of all retailers, should be the one dumb down punctuation. However, … Continue reading
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‘I will hate you till I die…’
So wrote philosopher Alain de Botton after a poor review of one of his books in the New York Times. The whole sentence was: ‘I will hate you till I die and wish you nothing but ill will in every career … Continue reading
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The one about Resolutions…
Every January blog has to have one. That is, a blog about New Year’s Resolutions. Well this is going to be short and sweet because I haven’t made any. I’ve resolved not to resolve. Why? Because even the simplest ones never work for me. … Continue reading
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Boxing Day
The Daughter had the board game QI as one of her Christmas presents yesterday so in the spirit of Stephen Fry let me bestow upon you knowledge you never knew you needed. Boxing Day, according to my Ladybird Book of … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my readers. Wishing you the best of times for the year ahead
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Christmas Stories
The shops are full of Christmas books for children. Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas is a good one, as is Allan Ahlberg’s Jolly Christmas Postman and I agree with many of the others mentioned on this list which is why I’m not … Continue reading
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