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That’s Pathetic!
What’s happening here? Storm over a street fete in Monte Carlo. It was a dark and stormy night… “Pathetic fallacy” is an academic term that refers to the technique of ascribing human emotions to...
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You Are Here
Interior location – my bedroom, Flat 1. Budapest, Hungary -photo Nannette Vinson The setting is the signature of many a writer: Stieg Larsson and Sweden (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Annie Rice...
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What’s the story, Rory?
I’ll tell you a story about Johnny McGory. Will I begin it? That’s all that’s in it. Irish nursery rhyme. What’s the story? Story trumps all. The toppermost bough of the literary elite tree may...
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Make your lines stand out
Amelia stands out from the line Those new to writing will often fall in love with words and become over-enthusiastic in their application. However, overly verbose writing negates the impact. Use...
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Morning Inspiration
my bedroom in the morning light…. ok, ok, it’s that of some bint called Ephrusi de Rothschild of Cap Jean Ferrat – but same thing… It is said that the closer the brain is to the sleeping state, the...
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My Grandma Always Says…
The graveyard is full of indispensable men. Writers worth their ink need to be making some point with their story. By that, I mean your tale ought not be solely just a boy-meets-loses-regains-girl...
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And your point is…?
If you fly into the sun… Theme is the main idea behind a story/poem/song. It is often a universal idea or philosophy. Think of Aesop’s Fables (The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf). On one...
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New Term, New Thinking, News papers
The start of the academic year is an important time of year in France, as I recall, where it’s marked on the calendar as “La Rentrée”. It’s celebrated as a new time, a new start, a time for...
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Options…
My snowy view today It’s cold, it’s snowy and it’s lockdown #47 or whatever… but it’s still beautiful out there. The 6x60min TV series I created during the 1st lockdown was optioned, so there’s always...
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An Interview
Thanks to Gwen Walstrand for this wonderful portrait, and to the News & Star for this marvellous write up: Sue Healy on chasing a full life Sue Healy on chasing a full life
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