Category Archives: writing
Standing on my Soapbox
Don’t worry I’m not going to start a massive rant on my metaphorical soapbox, this is just a quick post to share with you lovely wordpressers a recent review I have done which has been published online at soapboxpress.co.uk It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged article, e-zines, george orwell, published, review, soapbox press, why i write
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Giving Surrealism a Go
I have just finished watching Midnight in Paris, written and directed by Woody Allen. It was one of those films that really got me thinking. For those who haven’t seen it, the core of this story is writer Gil Pender’s (Owen … Continue reading
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Tagged midnight in paris, owen wilson, paris, rachel mcadams, realism, stream of consciousness, surrealism, thought process, woody allen, writing
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Why You Shouldn’t Be a Writer!
This was the title I came across and just had to read when I was browsing the world wide web a few days ago. On first read it felt rather disheartening that Susannah Breslin, somebody I didn’t even know, and … Continue reading
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Tagged difficult, forbes, george orwell, hard, life choices, rejection, susannh breslin, truth, writing
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In need of a brilliant idea
The boyfriend’s grandmother recently gave me a cut out from the Mail on Sunday about a writing competition. It looks like a good competiton with the winner getting £400 in book tokens and a place on an Arvon writing course, … Continue reading
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Tagged brainstorming, competition, competition entry, ideas, opening lines, writing
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Putting the bins out
This is just a little descriptive piece to exercise the old writing muscles. As the title suggests it is about someone putting the bins out… about me actually, but I’ve written in a third person perspective because I think it … Continue reading
