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Or anyway, that's the plan.

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Five pretty twinklers...

It's always great to get a good review and so I was delighted to receive this one from Long and Short Reviews, a prestigious US website.

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/book-reviews/the-wedding-diary-by-margaret-james/

I'm now entitled to display the coveted LASR magic button which comes in Wedding Diary blue. It's so pretty and I am so thrilled!


Sunday, September 1, 2013

The bad stuff...





There's plenty to be said for being a self-employed writer, even though most of us don't tend to earn a lot of money. Many of us earn some money, we are our own bosses, we can go to work in our pyjamas and we don't have to join the rat race on the daily commute.

But there are drawbacks, and in this chapter of the online free guide to creative writing, creative writing teachers Cathie Hartigan and I suggest what can drag us down and what we can do about it. Here's the link: http://www.creativewritingmatters.co.uk/the-creative-writing-students-handbook.html

Anybody got any more comments/suggestions? Facebook, Twitter, the Creative Writing Matters website or this blog would love to hear from you.