The Word Cloud

Must confess I don't actually read the reviews on the jacket, just the 'taster' of the story on the back to see if it's my kind of thing. Then I read the opening paragraph which gives me an idea of writer quality. It is frustrating, Alan, to find ...

And Deli's response answers my question. Thanks, Deli.

Oh Skylark, the trouble with the itch to write is that it won't let us be when all the time Life hits us with so many other areas in need of a good scratch. I know your feelings, Girl, I really do. No matter how 'equal with men' women stoop to be ...

Oooooo, I lived every moment of that with watering mouth, palegirl. Only one thing missing for me ... thinly sliced onion, nom-nom-nom. And Wrath, NOW I know what it was that scrawny kid opposite me on the train was eating last summer. Turned ...

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I've never aimed to write kWollity Litratcha, Wrath but who among us would admit to being boring, contriving, pretentious, pointless and depressing? Not I, but I can say no to all of Captain Morgan's questions which probably means I'm not saleable ...

Another amazing blog from you, Wrath; so full of heart and happiness. What a chameleon you are!

Emma is the expert here so best informed advice is hers. I'm writing in third person as narrator and regarding female/male POV, I'm inside the female's head with access to all her thoughts but showing the male's POV in his actions and reactions ...

Roy sulked for a while. He thought the poodle incident had destroyed his chances forever. Who would give him a hearing now? He lay in the shallows, chirping miserably, until Winston came along. "Hey Man, wassup?" Roy sighed and explained ...

This is a subject I care passionately about. As one born pre WW2 I can say with conviction that although food rationing was fierce - not only throughout the war years when I was in primary school but for 8-10 years thereafter - the British ...

Don't be fooled by the name, it's prose as well!

I'll join the Warriors with pleasure, Ali, thanks for the invite. I haven't attempted poetry for a while and although I write verse that rhymes and scans ...always, which is old-fashioned these days, the subject is likely to move me I think.

Hi Stephen, Dealing with e-mail this morning, I found Amazon had recommended your Hawaii High Five for me based on previous purchases. Naturally I bought it :-) Wrath had already pointed us to a Kindle for PC app so next 'to do' is to try ...