Pen Names
I have recently read various scathing condemnations of writers who use pen names. Some commenters called authors who use pen names cowardly, others said they couldn’t trust someone who did not use their own name for a pen name.
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I Love My Body
If you follow me on Twitter, you will be aware that I am moving house. (I promise I will stop moaning about it soon.) As part of the house move, I flipped through some old pictures from my student years and damn! I was so young and skinny. My immediate reaction was, ‘I wish I still
Writers: Don’t Do This
Although I am a big advocate of writers writing whatever they feel like writing (and in whatever form they choose), I think there are a few things writers should avoid.
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February Round Up
Another month gone by. The short, dark days are slowly getting longer and lighter and spring is just aroud the corner. Time for another round up.
“What would people think?”
I grew up in a strict, conservative household. More often than not, other people’s perception of us was more important than the reality. ‘What would people think?’ was a question I was taught to ask often.
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New Look
The blog has a new look! I hope you all like it. I needed a cleaner look and am quite happy with this one. For now at least.
“I am absolutely rubbish”
I am generally a confident woman. I don’t think am a bad mother, I am quite a good wife and I am good at my job. But when it comes to writing, I turn into this quivering mess of self doubt. Despite assurances from my friends and family that my writing is quite good, it
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Juggling
I am a very busy person. I am also a highly organised person, so normally I am quite capable of juggling all my different responsibilities. But recently we have found out that we have to move house, so this has given me another ball to juggle. I find it becoming harder to keep all balls
Porn – read it or watch it?
I am interested in your opinion. What do you prefer? To watch porn or to read it? I guess there are benefits and drawbacks to both. Personally I prefer reading porn. You can do it discretely anywhere you want to, especially if you have a Kindle or other e-reader. And for me I like the
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I know it is just a commercial holiday, designed to make people spend money on cards and champagne and chocolates, but I like it nevertheless. I will be spending the night with bubblies, chocolates and Mr Isa, having lots of sex. We do that on other nights too, but Valentine’s Day
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