Christmas

  • I thought I was off to a good start with last week’s ‘delightful’ jumper, but this one is even better – not only is it awful, it’s bell shaped too! And isn’t he just so proud?!

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  • And the winner is… Two late entries came in this morning and have taken the award hands down. I have to admit, it’s the chap’s expression, which sealed it!:     All that’s left for me to say is happy Christmas everyone 🙂 My blog will be back next year!

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  • Tomorrow I’m going to announce who’s won first prize in my hunt for ‘The Most Hideous Christmas Jumper Ever’. This person has clearly pulled out all the stops and is sporting a Christmas jumper, complete with fireplace and dog!

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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    Most of us are rushing around, trying to meet deadlines at work, grabbing last minute presents, planning Christmas menus, dashing off to nativity plays and pantomimes etc. So my tip for you this week is to stop for a minute and to give yourself a break. Think about the last few Christmases – somehow it

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  • Last week I gave you the ‘ABC‘, so this week it’s the turn of article ideas for ‘DEF‘: D is for dogs. They say dogs are a man’s best friend so it’s only right that there are several magazines devoted to them. Some of them only accept articles from canine behaviourists, vets etc but others

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  • My Writing Week

    Only a few days to go so I’m sure you’re like me – looking forward to the time off but a mountain to climb before you get there! My market to add to the ‘Markets For Freelancers’ page is Chapman, a literary magazine, which is held in high regard: For ‘Chapman’, it’s all about the

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  • We’re into week three now and as you will have seen from my blog, the search is going well. Just how many dire Christmas jumpers can there be?! This week, we’re spoiled with his and hers (yes, I know technically speaking, hers isn’t a jumper but she does have a Christmas skirt to match so that has to

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  • Worried about the pile of tacky Christmas themed presents about to come your way next week? This moggy knows just how you feel:    

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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    No one likes a clever clogs! We’ve all read stories where we’re left thinking, ‘Is it just me or does this ending not make the slightest bit of sense?’ So don’t try to be too clever with your story. If your reader has to keep going over the ending to understand it, it could ruin

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  • The ABC of Article Writing

    Recently, I’ve devoted more time to short stories than articles. So over the next few weeks, I plan to redress the balance by going through the letters of the alphabet and sharing some article ideas with you. Don’t ask me what I’m going to come up with for ‘x’ – I’ll get the mind working

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