BIRTH of a Book
HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL – AND GET IT PUBLISHED I am always asked, ‘how long did it take you to write?’ ‘What was the process of editing?’ ‘How did you get an agent/publisher?‘ My beautiful RAGAZZO is to be…
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Soho Warrior
To be published ((TBA)). My first Crime Thriller! About the book Soho Warrior is the story of Alex, whose best friend is found stabbed to death in a notorious gay cruising area of London. This is the late 1990s and…
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CoP28 – Conference or Con?
Will #COP28 be a JaberWock? There can be no doubt about man’s effect on the climate of our Earth. Brilliant scientists with access to mountains of data have confirmed this. Our emissions of Carbon Dioxide and Methane, amongst other gases…
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Writers WIN £100 for 100 words!
RULES Submissions must be exactly 100 words including the title and must be entirely original, unpublished and the work of the person making the submission. Submissions must be emailed to jonelkon3@gmail.com. The subject line should contain MEGASAGA ENTRY 6 No…
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An Act of god. Or God.
The day the ceiling fell in and I didn’t God nearly killed me yesterday. It was, I must admit, a bit of a shock. I am – or seem to be – alive, which is fortunate because it gives me…
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FACE OFF 2
The excellent Facebook Group Philosophy, Poetry and Art frequently posts challenging, intriguing quotes from well- known writers, artists and philosophers. And what fun! Comments roll in from both sides of our polarised society and I love reading them and engaging…
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Green Dreams – in Verse!
Hounslow Green Party is bursting with talented poets!! Here is a brief selection of poetry (and doggerel) that has delighted me this week. Please attempt not to be offended. Blame the original writers whose works have influenced our Poet Laureates…
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Letter to America 67b
To my New York Cousin Dear Cuz I haven’t forgotten you though I’m considering forgetting everything else. How are you? In this biodegrading world? At least you lot have had a respite from the collapse of western civilisation. I wish…
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By the time you read this we’ll know if America has left us…
…and become, once again, THEM! By ‘America’ I mean the USA. Much of the rest of the Americas teeter between Us and Them. Brazil, which has been Them for a long time, may in a fragile way, have made its…
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