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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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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    Slow down! With life as hectic as it is, writing often has to be slotted in around the day job, family life, housework etc. So sending pieces of writing off is often something of a rush. Slow it down. If you’re hoping to catch the last post and send your competition entry off, or are

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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

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  • This chap’s clearly keeping to his new year resolution of sleeping comfortably. Don’t think I’ll give it try though 😉  

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  • As promised last Monday, I’m bringing you another photo to make long, bleak January days and Mondays in particular that little bit better 🙂    

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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    Out with the old and in with the new – ish At the beginning of a new year, the adage, ‘out with the old and in with the new’ comes to mind. Does that also apply to writing? Should stories, novels, articles etc that have been lovingly constructed but sadly rejected be consigned to the

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  • So, how is your giving up smoking, getting fitter, drinking less, saving money etc etc going? Not good? Well, these two are clearly keeping to their New Year Resolution!    

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  • Top Tip Of The Week

    Don’t Aim Too High It’s the beginning of January and a time for New Year resolutions. How many times, as a writer, have you thought along the following lines, This is it – this is going to be the year I write my best-selling novel, win the Bridport Prize, have critics clamoring about my collection

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  • My Writing Week

    After the excitement of Father Christmas and parties for New Year, I thought it would take me a while to dust off my writing hat and set to work again. But it’s actually been quite refreshing to get back to it and the break has given me the opportunity to let my mind work at

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