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Dedication

Last night I went to Treadwell’s for the launch of Astrology Decoded, by Sue Merlyn Farebrother. Sue was my tarot teacher, and

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 15: Tell Me A Short Story

Yesterday I read an interesting piece via Galley Cat that asked why so many fiction writers start by writing novels

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Larger-than-life

I just read in the LRB an enjoyable review by James Wolcott of the selected letters of William Styron. Sometimes,

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 14: Popping Pills

I’ve had the flu this week 🙁 I’ve been trying to avoid taking extra medication for it, though I have

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Anne Rice

One of my very favourite people on Facebook is Anne Rice. She really understands how to use technology to connect

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 13: Filters

Merry Christmas! I spent it in Venice, which was misty, moody, and very magical. Even moodier after started playing with

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 12: The Power of Four

I was reminded the other day of the Blue Peter advent crown. Made from wire coathangers, four candles, and some

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 11: My Life As A Musical

This week I was very lucky to attend the world premiere of the film Les Misérables. Yes, I lead that

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It Gets Better

A lovely It Gets Better video from those good people at Hachette Books in the US. From CEO David Young:

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 10: Saint’s Day

Today is St Andrew’s Day. He is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece, Russia, Sicily, and Romania. Andrew was one

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Friday Writing Experiment No. 9: A Word

Take a word that seems current to you: fox, or chase, or November, or ash, or drink, or because, or

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That vs Which

The rose that is in the garden is red. The rose, which is in the garden, is red. Do you

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