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10 Free Online Resources to Improve Your Writing
Interesting Literature In this guest blog post, Sharon Crosby shares 10 great websites that can help you improve your writing skills It often seems that there are not enough online resources for writers. There are many good books on the subject, but they cost a lot of money because the writing community is a relatively […]
Flavour of Spite – Eight
Originally posted on The Darker Realms:
Image credit: aradaphotography Violet was frightened it seemed, and that was not my intention. I had wanted our first real encounter, in her new home, to be one of explanation, but slowly growing appreciation, even the first brief buds of joy. I had wanted her to understand, but then…
..on a (partially, at least) serious bum note, to all the gents out there…
Originally posted on Seumas Gallacher:
… when this ol’ Jurassic was growing up in Docklands Govan in Glasgow, there was no concept of cusswords and swearing being unacceptable language… the ‘F’-bomb was as familiar a verb/noun/greeting/adverb/adjective/ as any other WURD in circulation… likewise, terms of backstreet slums endearment, particularly if scampering away from more senior…
Cliodhna
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
From the sea she came, And across the sea he followed, Stealing love from beneath the sea king’s nose. But what the sea gives, the sea takes back, The wave rolls in, the tide ebbs away. His back was turned but for a moment, And in a moment the…
Author Quotes – James Baldwin
Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
James Baldwin (1924 – 1987) was an American novelist, essayist, playwright and poet who frequently explored themes of racial and class divisions in American society. In works like Notes of a Native Son, The Devil Finds Work, and The Fire Next Time, Baldwin critiqued the mores of mid-twentieth century…
HELP My WordPress Screen has SHRUNK! – HOW TO UNSHRINK IT!
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Got an email this morning from my good friend author / blogger Susan Toy who uses WordPress: I’ve just done something in WordPress that I can’t seem to fix. I was typing up a new blog post for Reading Recommendations and hit the wrong key.…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 