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Writing by Lois

Be my penguin…

I’ll be your penguin! This song so beautifully sung by Raul Malo, totally straight, was written by his Mavericks band-mate, Robert Reynolds. The melody is so sweet, and the lyric is an absolute joy – here are a few choice lines – I fancy your feathers so smooth and so sleek the way snowflakes dance […]

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Thinking about ending it…

I’m not throwing in the towel, but I am thinking about how to end my novel Radwinter. With the helpful suggestion of my friend Isabel, I have written the last chapter… but it is the chapter before which is making me a little concerned… is it too soppy? Are there too many coincidences? Will the […]

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Quotations…copyright…

Maybe someone knows the answer about using quotations from other work, books, blogs, songs, particularly song lyrics – to what extent are you allowed to quote from others? If I use anything here on my blog from other sources, I always make it clear, I always attribute it and put a link where possible; I […]

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