Tag Archives: writing

Not another book review – Writing instead

Posted on August 28, 2010 by freda

Actually, this is sort of another book review, but as an excuse for some extensive quoting about writing fiction.  So first, let’s get the review bit out of the way. A friend lent me her copy of Knave of Spades, … Continue reading →

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What does your blog say?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by freda

Church Mouse had a reference to.typealyzer a few days ago.  Basically, what you do is to enter a blog address and it gives an analysis of the writer, along with a pretty picture showing what parts of the brain are … Continue reading →

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A kind of writing

Posted on July 8, 2010 by freda

Poetry is a very special kind of writing, and I think this poem by Mary Oliver from her volume Evidence, sums up what we all aim for in the blogging world. We probably all aim to make connections that count … Continue reading →

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Signs of my times

Posted on May 14, 2010 by freda

Here is a flavour of the last 24hrs 38 emails in the inbox Called my motor insurers – 19mins 10secs till I got to speak to a real person Discovered I am not yet an “older person.” That is a … Continue reading →

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A really good read

Posted on May 19, 2009 by freda

Have recently finished Ken Follett’s World Without End. I don’t often give a book ten out of ten, but this one certainly merits it. Eleven hundred page-turning pages. Set in 14th Century England; a saga about power and corruption battling … Continue reading →

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Over the top

Posted on October 29, 2008 by freda

Is it excessive to have five journals on the go at one time? …. Daily Journal, Prayer Journal, Away Journal, Writing Journal and Reading as a Writer Journal. It’s like being a real student. Oh yes – and I have … Continue reading →

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Taking aging seriously

Posted on November 27, 2007 by freda

It occured to me that whenever I wanted to learn how to do something new, I always bought a book about it This used to be cause for much hilarity amongst friends and family. (After all, how does one learn … Continue reading →

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