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This year’s Booker prize has been won by George Saunders for his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. Yep I did say first novel. Yep that is a jealous sigh. My mum… Read More
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The question I get asked more than any other, both by friends and strangers, is Could you please stop singing? Rude! The question I get asked second-most often is How… Read More
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Getting a book published is a thrilling achievement. I did an extended happy dance that went on longer than it should have and caused some weird thing to start clicking… Read More
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Places I get awesome ideas: In the shower During a manicure While doing a combat class In the middle of a long story someone is telling me Mid Pap smear.… Read More
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Being a woman is hard. But if we try we can master the challenges and learn the tricks to getting it right. Um, that’s only if it’s OK with you of… Read More
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What? Weren’t You Writing Some Blog Thing Somewhere? I was, thanks for noticing. So then here’s what happened. A couple of years ago I wrote a very short, kinda funny… Read More
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I found this little rambling when I updated my blog theme and thought – why not a make it poem? Does it work? What do you think? Some People Are… Read More
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Using The Internet and Social Medias can at first seem overwhelming. There are many traps for the web novice. But you needn’t feel intimidated. With these handy tips you too can Internet like… Read More
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Lay, lady, lay; lay across my big brass bed So begins the classic Bob Dylan song. What is going on here? Am I the only one baffled by these mysterious lyrics, curious… Read More
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My niece and nephew gave me this tiny Tyrion. He enjoys defending various locations in Westeros against pesky Baratheons, dragon-mothering, storm-born upstarts, and miscellaneous other villains. Here you can see him… Read More
