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April 2015

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Fri, 12:58: A lovely image here, to reference in the future I think… #amwriting “a double-act called Mooney and Spooney … http://t.co/IQGEb5StpU Fri, 17:17: #amwriting fuelled by oxford_brookes Celebration #Tea… @brookes_at_150 https://t.co/Fe35Hg96Xj Fri, 17:19: First pages of a novel… #amwriting…

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Writing Week: Day 4

The day has been a little more overcast today than it has been, but no less pleasant. I busied myself with jobs this morning, getting the house all cleaned (in the full knowledge that with seven pesky cats, at least…

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Thu, 13:20: RT @brookes_hums: Emeritus Prof of History Mary Chamberlain was talking on @BBCRadio4‘s Midweek about her lifetime of of research http://t.… Thu, 15:37: And such is the life of #TheImaginaryWife after #MrTumnal is gone… “When the Caterpillar in Wonderland…

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Writing Week: Day 3

I have certainly picked a good week to have off, with another day of glorious sunshine and outside living, and another day giving my shorts an airing. I didn’t feel like the words have been burning quite as fiercely today…

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Wed, 16:35: Writing a new story of like discovering that you have a new friend to play with. 🙂 #amwriting #MrTumnal2 Wed, 16:49: Nowhere other than in Wren Hoe is their something as marvelous as Porter’s Magic & the fondness…

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Writing Week: Day 2

Took myself off on a bike ride today into town to stock up on ink cartridges to fuel my week’s writing and to pick up some more soft fruit and daffodils. I also planted our new plants and dug a…

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Tue, 15:55: Jobs done, sun’s out, time for #amreading good books and #amwriting new ones… #EasterBreak… https://t.co/L1TuwqZSJr Tue, 16:53: Shadows of #amwriting. I’ve always thought the shadow from a fountain pen looks a bit like a wasp’s… https://t.co/ooOrE0O6XQ Tue, 17:57:…

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Writing Week: Day 1

After the Easter Break, my plan was to devote some serious time to my writing. Today is that weird and wonderful day that sits between Easter hols and annual leave – the random extra day that those of us are…

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Sun, 09:05: Random! http://t.co/oeQPO8S2KR http://t.co/2IU5Jynfbr

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Sat, 11:02: Eeek! I’ve just made an offer to a narrator for the #audiobook version of #MrTumnal… #Exciting!

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Thu, 16:00: Out of office, on. Check. Holiday starts now, check. Easter break followed by #amwriting week… 🙂 Thu, 19:34: 5 of 5 stars to Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn https://t.co/lVxuf0Xh34 Thu, 19:45: A dark and nasty (but gripping) read:…

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A dark and nasty (but gripping) read

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Gillian Flynn probably describes this story best as “dark and nasty” at the end of the author interview that features at the end of the book. At it’s heart this is a really, really simple…

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Wed, 19:32: Another 5* #review for #MrTumnal: “an exciting and clever book” http://t.co/VBADY1ALsT Need a book for #Easter? http://t.co/wfIhKET3Hd Wed, 19:59: Oxford: how could it not be the #inspiration for the university town of Wren Hoe and the #MrTumnal… https://t.co/uifB4bgW1M…

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The beginnings of something new…

Amanda walked the length of Broad Street with new eyes. She took in every detail; noticing shops and eateries she had not noticed before. […] How she got to and from work was unimportant and no matter how much she…

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Tue, 16:19: I don’t like it that the wind is blowing this bus literally all over the road… #busstopstories Wed, 07:01: @CarolineVerdon You think I’m falling for that April Fools? #GooglePackman Wed, 07:06: Jeremy Clarkson tours Guardian HQ after joining…

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