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Divorce & Family Law - Does It Affect Us All?

Other Posts on Books & Reading: The Isolation of Being Unable to Read STATISTICS OF SINGLE PARENTS

What do you think of when you read of mothers raising children without fathers? Does it incite you to indignation? Rage? And if so, against whom? The mothers who so ruthlessly exploit the benefits system with serial offspring by...

Posted at 22:45pm on 17th September 2008

Competition - Day 14 - Thin Thighs

IT'S LONELY HERE!

Look! I’m going to stamp my foot and cry if you don’t respond to my invitation >:( It’s very lonely blogging away here and not getting any response! I’m going to put up the third thing I’d like to do before I die (see below) and it would be great – no,...

Posted at 10:20am on 16th September 2008

Ten Tips To Stay Free From Debt

Revised: 10th December, 2009

The article that follows was written more than a year ago, when the true story of global recession was only beginning to unfold. Now, nearly fifteen months later, governments of all nationalities face unprecedented levels of indebtedness. And levels of unemployment, we’re told, are still set to rise. If you are one...

Posted at 17:56pm on 15th September 2008

The How-to Of Creative Writing - Joining Up The Dots

LINKS TO PREVIOUS SESSIONS

How did you get on with the last session? I hope the update on all the previous tutorials was a help. For those of you who’ve just joined, the post titled The How-to of Creative Writing – What Makes A Story A Plot? – will link you to all relevant sessions.

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Posted at 10:35am on 13th September 2008

Memories Of 9.11.2001

Other Posts on Current Affairs: Rick Warren

I thought that in memory of all who lost their lives, and those who lost loved ones, I would reproduce the comment I left on The New York Times online.

COMMENT

I expect, like me, you've been thinking about the terrible events of seven years ago. But can you remember...

Posted at 22:52pm on 11th September 2008

Competition - Day 9 - Don't Let Me Die Before You Reply!

Look, I’m sorry to sound sergeant majorish, but this is pay-back time! I’ve succumbed to your silence by speaking out myself, and I’ve identified one - no TWO - of the items I’d like to do before I die. (See below)

This competition was prompted by the book 100Things To Do Before You Die, written...

Posted at 12:06pm on 11th September 2008

The How-to Of Creative Writing - What Makes A Story A Plot?

I’m sorry I’m rather late with this week’s How-to of Creative Writing. I’ve been developing my website in the hope that it will make it easier for visitors to navigate. Also, I wanted to make sure that my readers – you! – understand what it’s all about. I hope you’ll take a look around and...

Posted at 17:35pm on 10th September 2008

Guest Blog - David Scott - K.i.s.s.

DAVID SCOTT - Novelist, Consultant, Former Newspaper Editor

I was talking with David Scott last week, and I asked him if he would share his thoughts on writing, for the benefit of my readers. David is a former editor of several daily and weekly newspapers, and now runs his own media consultancy, training journalists on short,...

Posted at 11:49am on 9th September 2008

A Painful Post Mortem - Extremely Helpful

Hi Mel,
I’ve just finished your book and I’m most impressed! Quite seriously, you made the point in the interview at the end that one of your aims was to get people to identify with incidents or people or attitudes in the book. May I say that there were two points of this kind...

Posted at 09:40am on 9th September 2008

The Isolation Of Being Unable To Read

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Reading Between The Lines EFFECTS OF ILLITERACY

Have you ever thought what it would be like if you were unable to read or understand a word of this blog? Doubtless you would be feeling the same shame and isolation as the people I wrote about in my post: Reading Between the...

Posted at 18:11pm on 8th September 2008
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