There’s nothing like seeing your work published, but you can utilise your writing in other ways.

Freelance writing is difficult, especially in travel, my speciality. So, in 2009, I decided to concentrate on renewing my public speaking skills. Another participant at the Swanwick Summer Writers School spoke glowingly about Toastmasters International, so my partner and I joined Didsbury Speakers. Read the rest of this entry »
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First, thanks to Anne for last week’s blog. As she says, blogging has become virtually a pre-requisite if you want to promote yourself and bring the world to your website. But don’t just look upon it as a tool – take her other advice and get the enjoyment that comes with not having to write to others’ requirements!
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‘My teacher said that during the blitz his dad saw the spirit of a dead vicar’, my daughter told me. ‘He was standing on the roof of a chapel.’
‘Really? Was he scared?’ I asked.
‘Nah. I think he was a psycho or something.’
‘Don’t you mean psychic, Mo’, I answered and made a mental note to write about word usage on my blog. With just one word, a well-loved teacher could’ve been raised by a psycho.
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First, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and, like me, you’re probably glad the snow has gone. But I couldn’t resist including one of the pics that my daughter-in-law took of Kenilworth Castle over the festive season – whether you like snow or not, that kind of view takes some beating.
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