Tag Archives: Books

A poetic inspiration – lines that mean the world to us

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

I have been inspired this morning. Not to write too much of my own but to look at the work of others and take heart from the possibilities that work opens up to me. This is due simply to the … Continue reading →

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Do I have to change my personality to market my book?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Dandelions and Bad Hair Days will be published in the early autumn of this year. That is great news and I am looking forward to seeing it in print and using it to raise awareness of mental health issues and … Continue reading →

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‘Underneath the Lemon Tree’ – The Guardian’s Mark Rice-Oxley gets direct about depression….

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

March the 15th saw the publication of a new memoir – ‘Underneath the Lemon Tree’ by Mark Rice-Oxley, an assistant news editor on the foreign desk of The Guardian newspaper. It is an important book.  Seeming to ‘have it all’ … Continue reading →

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‘Mood Food’ or Marian Keyes? ‘Saved by Cake’ & managing depression with diet

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

‘To be perfectly blunt about it, my choice sometimes is: I can kill myself or I can make a dozen cupcakes. Right so, I’ll do the cupcakes and I can kill myself tomorrow.’ So says Marian Keyes in the introduction … Continue reading →

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On World Book Day: I blow a kiss to my Kindle..

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

It is a year since I was given a Kindle for my birthday, so on World Book Day 2012 I thought I would admit to something I have tried to keep secret for the past twelve months – I am … Continue reading →

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Reading Christmas – the spirit of the season between the pages

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

In November I was invited to take part in The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by The True Book Addict on her festive blog. It encourages readers to pick up books with a connection to the season and will run until Twelfth … Continue reading →

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Words to the heart – Carol Ann Duffy on the language of love & longing

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

Occasionally I like to post on my blog a poem that has really touched me. Although I will always be most fond of the poetry of John Keats, I usually find those that I share on here are contemporary poems, … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: 43,000 and counting….

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

The third of my occasional posts for National Novel Writing Month. Don’t worry, it’s nearly over… I love Christmas. Always look forward to it. But this year I am anticipating opening the first door of the advent calendar with particular … Continue reading →

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Asking a favour. Two causes and two people close to my heart

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

In recent weeks I have posted on here about Chris Rugg, who won the Care Focus award for Outstanding Volunteer in Somerset, and about the article I wrote for soFeminine.co.uk about my experience of breast reconstruction. Esther Clark was one … Continue reading →

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I’m with Jeanette Winterson – Don’t lose our libraries….

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Yesterday I read an article on the Guardian website in which Jeanette Winterson raises concerns about the digitization of public libraries and the threat those libraries are now under from government cuts. I agreed with every word she said, and … Continue reading →

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