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TODAY HE WAS Tommy. He'd done his research, dug out his uniform and bought his flowers. He was to call on her at midday and ask her to dance as they had sixty years earlier. And for that one afternoon, it wouldn't matter that he was dead. He stood by the door, using his reflection in the plate glass next to… Read more »
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In the last year, I've done relatively little writing. Granted, I have perhaps rattled off somewhere in the region of a hundred thousand words across several minor, personal projects, none of which will ever see the light of day, but I've done next to nothing on my (hopefully) more commercial works. I have se… Read more »
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The following is a short story I wrote a while ago. It was originally intended as a submission for an anthology on the theme of the uncomfortable nature of technology, but as I was writing it the story took me off topic on a slightly darker tangent so I never sent it off. Since it's sat in a folder ever since… Read more »
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I’ve recently completed the first draft of a new novel. At 89,000 words, it’s not the longest I’ve written, but I’m pleased with how it reads. It still needs editing, and that’s something I’m very inexperienced at, but I’m happy with the overall story and the couple of (admittedly somewhat biased) people who… Read more »
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In November of 2007, I started a blog website. It was a slow burner at first, but by January the following year, I'd built up a pattern of sorts. For years afterwards I'd aim to write two blogs a month on all manner of random topics. But for a couple of months it went well. Some posts were better than others… Read more »
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As someone with an interest in words and stringing them together, I am sometimes volunteered to write copy for things at work. In theory this should be straightforward. I've worked here for eight hours a day, five days a week, for over two years. I can say with a modest degree of conviction that I understand… Read more »
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There. I said it. I want to be a writer. It's not new information. The fact that I spend time every month trying to come up with two new blogs should have been a clue. But as much as I enjoy writing these little pieces for you (and only for you), dear reader, I'm not doing the kind of writing I want to do. In… Read more »
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Thank you for your correspondence. I appreciate the amount of thought and effort that must have gone into it. Whenever I have tried to imitate 'txt speak' in the past is has taken far longer to type what I was trying to say than had I simply typed it in English. Your efforts, therefore, must have taken you ag… Read more »
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In the course of answering a question on Twitter, I've just unintentionally taken part in a brief grammatical debate. Since I haven't covered anything grammatical for a while and I still need another blog for this month, I thought I'd explain my answer on here on the off chance it helps someone. The question… Read more »
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In a change from my normal tirade of nonsensical drivel about real life, I thought I'd try something different. This month I've got back into writing again. With a sudden abundance of spare time and an urgent need to distract myself from the real world for a while, it has proved to be a very therapeutic exerc… Read more »