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The Queen and I

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I watched the African Queen recently and stumbled upon a marvelous idea (and no, it didn't involve blowing up a German ship). Dialogue, descriptions and action all form parts of a story - as I write these they come to life in my head, I don't see them with the physical eye; they are just… Continue reading The Queen and I

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“Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.

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... or a wee ramble on languages. At the moment, I'm writing in the fantasy genre. I also love languages and find them absolutely fascinating to study - but to make up one of my own? Without randomly bashing at the keyboard? Yikes! Um, no. No, I can't. My characters talk in plain ol'English. However,… Continue reading “Aldifneif’sfds isazdfs,” said the Elf.

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Goals can be hard to complete: so just eat cake.

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Often, if we look at say a goal - climb a mountain, write that 75, 000 word novel etc - the enormity of it all can be just plain depressing. The idea of it is exciting; the end result is looked forward to with great expectation. But when the mountain from the travel brochure becomes… Continue reading Goals can be hard to complete: so just eat cake.

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“She wasn’t a beauty … “

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I suppose if you look at fiction as wish fulfilment then I can understand why every single heroine seems to be a Beauty of Beauties (or any other word which means - yep, this here gal is attractive). After all, woman want to be beautiful - right? Just look at the thousands of beauty products,… Continue reading “She wasn’t a beauty … “

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Projects, projects everywhere – and not a single one complete.

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For two years or so, I have had one 'big' project which I've been steadily working on. But then, every so often, just as I'm knuckling down to write it ... an idea pops up in my head. Listen to this, it says with glee, this will be amazing - write me. You horrible idea… Continue reading Projects, projects everywhere – and not a single one complete.