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The ‘Dream’ That Started It All (Sprinkle of Information – Part 1)
What prompted me to grab that pen and paper and start my writing journey? A dream! It might have been brief, but it obviously made an everlasting impact.
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#TBT – One of the Christmas Classics
With the Festive Season fast approaching, my husband and I had begun watching some of the Christmas movie classics as part of our pre-Christmas ritual. Find out more about one of our all-time favourite Christmas movies we simply must watch every year.
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‘Corn Cob’
The seeds have been fattened to a full-blown cob. Following on from last week’s blog post, read more about Lizzy asking her father to write a note, excusing her out of school.
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Fattening the Seeds and Writing Out of Sequence
A more in-depth look on how I write, growing what started as seed into something resembling a bud.
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Translating An Imagined Scene To Flowing Words…
An in-depth insight into my writing process, transcribing a scene playing so clearly inside my head to a fluid, cohesive sentences/section.
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Rumble
No one has ever denied me! His inner voice stated as thunderously as the boiling blood rumbling in his ears. Read more to find out what has made Gordon so livid.
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Two Kings
Gain insights into the mind of the main male antagonist of The Lion’s Den. The son of a renowned neurosurgeon, Gordon Crane believed that his alliance with the son-of-billonaire Michael Bradford was the most sensical thing to do.
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Through the Lens of Babel…
What assumptions do onlookers automatically make when you look nothing like the parent you are standing, or walking next to?
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The ‘Grocery Store’ Incident
“When you look nothing like your parent,” Lizzy began, “something as simple as going to the grocery store could turn eventful.” A window on how the world works when viewed through the lens of a biracial individual.
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Book Review: Babel by R. F. Kuang
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence? A hefty 542 pages, this is one of the most eye-opening, thought-provoking, impactful books I have ever come across.
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Unperturbed
Meet Michael Bradford, the male protagonist of The Lion’s Den (and subsequent books). The sole heir to the advertising mogul James Patterson Bradford, he is utterly intrigued by the new sophomore at St. Andrew’s.
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A Few Things Our Dog Has Taught Us…
Dogs can teach you to: Develop and perfect your intuition. Give 110% of your time and energy to things you are passionate about. Know a good thing when you see/experience it, and keep doing it for as long as you possibly could.
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A Castle, Or A High School?
Meet Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hartley, the newest sophomore at St. Andrew’s. Enrolled into arguably one of the most prestigious prep school in Boston purely because of her well-above-average grades, she needs to find her place amongst students of high-profiled parents.