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I wanted to bring more structure to my writing week so I’ve devised a daily plan. So far, it’s going well, with seven pieces of work sent out, lots of editing painstakingly achieved with regards to my children’s books and research underway into another writing project. We’ll see if I can stick to it –…
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If I looked back at the answers I gave for test questions when I was at school, I’m sure I’d cringe. Though, I don’t think I could compete with this attempt to bribe the examiner:
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After a busy weekend, I was raring to go this morning and really needed to crack on. Morris had other ideas!
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It’s Or Its? We’re taught that an apostrophe should be used to indicate ownership e.g. ‘Sarah’s handbag’ tells us that the handbag belongs to Sarah. So surely the same applies the ‘it’s’? The answer is no (I know, our crazy English language!). So, the rule is, when using ‘its’, no apostrophe is necessary for ownership.…
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My weekly series on ideas for articles now focuses on ‘PQR’: P is for pregnancy and birth. There are numerous magazines on the market covering all aspects from pregnancy, to birth, to afterwards and raising children. Topics such as fashion, diet, exercise, healthy body and mind, pain relief and many more are covered. A lot…
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Well, it looks like these two will achieve their New Year’s Resolution of being ready to enter ‘Britain’s Got Talent 2014’!
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Well, there have been a few brighter days, but they don’t seem to like to stay that way. Here’s my Monday photo to brighten your day. A lot of you found last week’s photo brought a smile. Try it for yourself. As you’ll see, it even works on the infamous, Grumpy Cat!
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Now it’s the turn of ‘MNO’ in my weekly series: M is for marriage. We’re often told that marriage is dead, with divorce rates rising but you’d never think it from the plethora of wedding magazines available – ‘Weddings’, ‘Brides’, ‘You and Your Wedding’, ‘Your Wedding’, ‘Wedding Fever’, Wedding Cakes’ – on and on the…
Esther Chilton 