The Life and Times of our Mutual Friend (Volume One)

I have in front of me a remarkable and unique work of art created in 1994 and given to my sister and I as a Christmas present at the end of that year. Nowadays, this would be called an “Art Book” but this was created before the days when such projects were fashionable. I’m referring [...]

Google Contextual Ads Bring a Tinge of Irony to Apocalyptic Predictions

So I only just found out about the end of the world, too. So I checked in to judgementday2011.com – it was hard to focus on the facts with all those adverts offering me one last bite at life on earth: Errr …. Thank you, how very welcoming! Salvation or sushi? The choice is yours! [...]

Bible on a Washing Line!??

When I gave up working in a stable, full-time job this time last year in order to pursue a creative streak, I thought I had a good idea of where that would take me. I had a plan to write, commercially, and grow a freelancing business as quickly as possible. However, as soon as I [...]

More Entertaining Spam Humour

I do read my spam on this blog – it’s good for a laugh! bet365 says: how are you I was fortunate to come cross your Topics in google your Topics is marvelous I obtain much in your website really thanks very much btw the theme of you site is really wonderful where can find [...]

Writer’s Wednesday: Why be Original When a Cliché Will do?

Pick up any magazine with a few feature articles in it and play “spot the cliché“. We all use clichés and often without noticing them; they all too easily pass into professional copy. Is this sloppy writing or a stylistic conformity to idiom? Either way, here’s an exercise to hone your writerly chops: Get your [...]

Amusing Spam Comments

Thanks to Akismet, spam comments on this blog are swiftly detected and dealt with but I do find some of them amusing. It’s a nice way to kick back for a couple of minutes and have a giggle: Kris writes: I am doing research for my college thesis, thanks for your excellent points, now I [...]

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