October 7, 2017
Have you ever played Six Degrees of Separation? It’s based on the idea that you are connected to anyone else in the world in six steps or less. Well, welcome to the bookish version, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest nominates a book, and we link it to six other titles in any random connection that comes […]
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October 3, 2017
Have you ever tried researching your family history? Maybe you’ve been doing it for decades. Perhaps, like me, you made a start several years ago, but life got in the way. Or you might never really have thought about it until recently, if ever. After my grandmother passed away about ten years ago, my mother […]
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September 12, 2017
What do you do when you aren’t in the mood to create, and feel as if you have no ideas? In a previous post, I wrote about some of the ways I keep writing when I don’t feel like showing up to the page. Those strategies are mostly about getting started, and usually they work […]
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September 2, 2017
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you will already know the way Six Degrees of Separation works. Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest starts off with the title of a book, and we link it to six others, in whatever way our brains make connections. It’s easy and fun, so join in! This […]
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August 29, 2017
‘I have been having trouble with my motivation to write. I just feel as though I have no ideas and I haven’t felt like writing recently … What do you do when you aren’t in the mood to write and feel like you have no ideas?’ Can you relate? I can. When I received this […]
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August 5, 2017
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us the title of a book, and we link it to six others in any way we want. Please join in – it’s easy and fun, and I’d love to hear the random connections your mind makes! This month’s starting book is Pride and Prejudice, […]
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August 1, 2017
So, you’ve written a great short story, poem or even an autobiographical piece, and are now wondering where to send it. As one of my earlier posts about writing competitions for young writers suggests, there are plenty of places to submit your creative work if you know where to look. But. Many writers submitting to […]
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July 1, 2017
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us the title of a book, and we link it to six others in any random way our mind wanders. It’s easy and fun, so please join in! Thanks to the suggestion of Brona, a regular contributor to Six Degrees, this month’s starting […]
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