Lois Elsden
WRITER
The Etymologicon
My son gave me a book called ‘The Etymologicon’ for Christmas last year but it’s been a busy year and I’ve only just got round to reading it. it’s written by the Inky Fool (what a delightful name!) who is Mark Forsyth and is subtitled ‘A circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language’. I […]
MoreWhat do you see?
Can I ask you a favour? Can I ask you to look at these two pictures and comment on what you see?
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No hot fuzz in Wells
Anyone who has seen the Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film ‘Hot Fuzz’ will surely have noticed the lovely setting… it’s not Sandford in Gloucestershire, it’s Wells in Somerset. We visited the other day and had coffee and cake in the grounds of the bishop’s palace!
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Writing a novel in a month… dare I?
Thanks to a WordPress blog, National Novel writing month has been drawn to my attention… http://4amwriter.com/2012/10/22/writers-start-your-engines/ I’ve read about it before but never more than vaguely contemplated doing it. However, having decided that ‘Loving Judah’ will be published on October 31st, maybe I should set myself a new challenge for November. I have decided my next published book will be ‘Night Vision’… but that comes from […]
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