I’d like to see a post on Twighlight vs Harry Potter please. Apparently that is incredibly important in the world of 14 year olds. If you’ve been following my blog at all over the last few months, you may remember a post here about needing a challenge in my writing, so I asked people to [...]
Archive > August 2010
NaNoWriMo Madness
I am humming and ha-ing over the idea of signing up for NaNoWriMo this year. Writers reading this are probably thinking “Yey, I’m not the only lunatic!” Non-writers reading this are thinking “Is that even a word?” NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month – although really it should be International Novel Writing Month, [...]
Advice on GCSEs
So, yesterday you got your GCSE results – congratulations! In all seriousness, whatever your results were, well done. There is a lot of hooha about exams getting easier, about grades getting higher, but there is no doubt this is one of the most stressful things you will have experienced up until now. Are students getting [...]
Cold Calling
The phone rang for the hundredth time. I sighed, put down the iron, and answered the call. “Good afternoon!” a false, cheerful voice rang out. “Could I speak to the homeowner please?” “I’m a tenant,” I said dourly. “Ah!” The Voice never faltered. “In that case, can I just ask if you have taken out [...]
A Birthday Tribute to Georgette Heyer
Well, I found out today (through reading this excellent post at Austenprose) that yesterday was Georgette Heyer’s birthday. Georgette Heyer is probably my all-time favourite author, all things considered. She is the person whose books I can pick up at any time and enjoy, no matter how many times I’ve read them, the person whose [...]
A Poem For Emily
Tweeted earlier today, and based on real life events… Emily Grace Had a twisty face ‘Cause something was bugging her tum She started to cry Then let out a sigh As it exploded out of her bum. Next came a belch A big sticky squelch And for the first time in a while Emily Grace [...]
Are You Smarter Than A Four Month Old?
Emily began solids this week. Actually, her first taste of solids was nearly 2 weeks ago, but we put it on hold because there was a load of upheaval at home. Yes, she is young – she only turned 4 months old on Monday. And as the health visitor pointed out, “We do prefer them [...]
Brownie Bites
Hello! Did you miss me? I know I missed blogging, writing, tweeting and facebook-ing over the past couple of weeks. One of those times where life just completely takes over. Underneath the chaos caused by decorating, cleaning, and de-cluttering I could sense the laptop sitting there all alone and unloved, calling me. But I’m back [...]