Monthly Archives: September 2018

Time for TV!

Posted on September 25, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

Jed Mercurio is certainly the ‘man of the moment’ (and if you don’t know who he is, where’ve you been?!). He’s the writer of Bodyguard – THAT BBC 1 drama (10.4 million people watched the final episode last Sunday!). It’s … Continue reading →

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Obeying the Dice!

Posted on September 18, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

Right, before anyone moans, I’ve checked and these days, you can use ‘dice’ for both the plural and singular forms of ‘cubes with numbers on them’! Who knew? The New Oxford Dictionary of English says,”In modern standard English, the singular … Continue reading →

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Writing for ‘Exposure’

Posted on September 10, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

I write this sitting in the dog basket. (To paraphrase ‘I Capture The Castle’). Actually, that’s not true BUT I could, if I wanted to, for Bonnie’s bed is empty. DON’T PANIC! She’s at the dog sitter’s, a day earlier … Continue reading →

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Just in Time!

Posted on September 3, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

I have been absent for a little while from the blog because I was desperately trying to finish my novel manuscript (second draft) to send to the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s New Writers’ Scheme (phew, that’s a mouthful! Hope I got … Continue reading →

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