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Blog/ 06/08/2015

Different ways of promoting your blog posts on social media (reblogged from Social Media for Writers)

Blog share settings

This is the last of my re-blogs from ‘Social Media for Writers’ while I’m on my hols. Please do still leave comments, which […]

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Blog/ 03/08/2015

Making the most of Twitter lists (from Social Media for Writers blog)

making the most of twitter lists

This is the second of my re-blogs while I’m on my hols and trying to take a break from the internet! My ‘Social Media for […]

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Blog/ 30/07/2015

Tips for choosing a WordPress.com Theme (from Social Media for Writers Blog)

Social Media for Writers -choosing a wordpress.com theme

While I’m on my hols I’m re-posting one or two articles from my ‘Social Media for Writers’ blog in case they are of […]

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Blog/ 27/07/2015

The Reading List, week 3

Duffy, Larkin & Howe - the Reading LIst week 3

Things have gone a tad pear-shaped these last 2 weeks and I’ve managed to read only 3 books –but I have various excuses, […]

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Blog/ 24/07/2015

‘Making Poetry Work’ at the Poetry Cafe

Kayo Chingonyi, Kirsten Irving, Clare Pollard at the Poetry Cafe

Yesterday evening I was at the Poetry Cafe for a Poetry Society/Society of Authors event called ‘Making Poetry Work’, billed as a discussion […]

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Blog/ 18/07/2015

Some news about submissions, latest Telltale pamphlet

Rejection

I see it’s been ages since I gave an update on submissions and what not. And it’s also been a while since I […]

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Blog/ 12/07/2015

The Reading List, week 2

The Reading LIst, week 2 - Poetgal

The weather has been so good lately it’s tempting to go out for a walk (or a pub lunch!) rather than read. But […]

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Blog/ 08/07/2015

Tennis, 1976-style

autographs - beckenham tennis 1976

Encouraged by Jayne Stanton’s marvellous ‘this is not about poetry’ blog post, I’m going off-piste today. Which is a stupid metaphor really as […]

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Blog/ 05/07/2015

The Reading List, week 1

The Reading List week1 - what I've been reading

In the first week of my ‘read a poetry book a day’ quest I actually managed five books rather than seven, but I […]

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Angst/ 26/06/2015

The wonder of positive conversation

Pelham House

Yesterday I had an inspirational afternoon with the lovely Catherine Smith on the sunny terrace of Pelham House in Lewes. OK, so I’ve […]

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