Archive for April, 2012
April 12 – Update
What a month we have had! We’ve battled through the snow, high-winds and the type of rain that made Noah make plans for a big boat. Over at the Steel City Writers we took on the A to Z Blogging Challenge and reached the dizzy heights of K before the wheels fell off. Maybe next […]
Filed under: E-Book, Novel In Progress, Reading, Recommended Books, Steel City Writers, Writing | 15 Comments
Tags: Brian Freeman, Curly Wurly, Dexter, Dexter Is Delicious, Hunger Games, Jeff Lindsay, Migraine, Reading, Writing
This is my 50th post. YAY! I started blogging back in September last year and didn’t think I would get to the half-century. Thank you for all your comments and encouragement, they have helped me with my journey. I am a bit behind with acknowledging some blogging awards, so I thought I would celebrate this […]
Filed under: Blogging Award, Writing | 31 Comments
Tags: Blog, blog awards, inspiration, Very Inspiring Blogger Award, Writing
We went to see Lord Byron
Okay, I acknowledge that the Lord Byron died in 1824. We’re off work this week and hope to have some day-trips out. I also plan on doing some serious writing as I haven’t done much in April. Anyway, Monday we thought we’d have a run out to Rufford Country Park and walk around the grounds […]
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Tags: Boatswain, Epitaph to a Dog, Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey
Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 475 KB Publisher: Olivia Boler; 1 edition (25 Jan 2012) Sold by: Amazon UK, Smashwords, Amazon US Language English Website: Official Site Overview Journalist Memphis Zhang isn’t ashamed of her Wiccan upbringing—in fact, she’s proud to be one of a few Chinese American witches in San Francisco, and maybe the world. Unlike the well-meaning but […]
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Tags: Amazon Kindle, book review, Flower Bowl Spell, Magick, Olivia Boler, Reading, San Francisco, Wicca
My first guest post
I was asked to write a guest post on Dodging Commas. What a delight! When I started blogging this was one of the first sites I followed and I had a spring in my step when Stef made contact. I have had the offer to guest post before, but in the end nothing came of that […]
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Paperback: 440 pages Publisher: Orion (18 Aug 2011) Language: English Sold by: Amazon, Amazon UK, Play.Com Overview (official blurb) Even serial killers have family… Everything’s changing for our friendly neighbourhood serial killer. As if getting married wasn’t enough to complete his nice-guy persona, Dexter is now the proud father of a baby girl. And disconcertingly, he actually seems […]
Filed under: Reading, Recommended Books | 12 Comments
Tags: Books, Crime, Dexter, Jeff Lindsay, Murder, Reading, Serial killer, Serial Murder
Flash Fiction
Reblogged from Steel City Writers: I hadn’t heard of flash fiction until about a year ago though I don’t get out much. I didn’t know that there was a growing movement towards this short style of writing. When you study creative writing, the number of exercises that start with: ‘In 300 words write a story […]
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From St Tropez to Siberia
Last week we had glorious sunshine. The joys of spring were everywhere and we basked in temperatures you’d be happy to have on a summer’s day. My magnolia tree was in full bloom and the sky was that fabulous shade of blue. This morning an inch of SNOW covered our car! SNOW. What is that all about? […]
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Tags: British Summer Time, British weather, Flower, magnolia, photography, Prince, Siberia, Snow, St Tropez
