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Category: March 2016

10 Command-nots I will always observe when writing. Skilbey Blogs.

28th March 20165th November 2016 skilbeyMarch 2016

  #1 I shall not go through years and years of creating the DNA aka, the building blocks of my story, submerging myself in its amoebic gestation, creating cells, arteries, blood, flesh, hair, teeth and body, creating voices, creating the spirit of my characters, years of selecting from the greys anatomy of emotional and psychological […]

The most Important lesson I’ve learned about setting up a website and blog. Skilbey Blogs

21st March 20165th November 2016 skilbeyMarch 2016

What is the most important lesson I have learned about setting up a website and blog? “Switch on the light when you enter the building.” This should have been my motto, my mantra, in the months and certainly, days leading up to launching my website last year. Can I repeat it again? “Switch on the light […]

I’m full up on hungry. Skilbey Blogs.

14th March 20165th November 2016 skilbeyMarch 2016

First, can I make it absolutely clear that if you were to take a peek through my kitchen shelves you’d see that I am not a generic-ist. Some of my very bestest tins are own brands, Tesco value, budget buys and the like. I even have a brother who hangs out with a girl who […]

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say-Skilbey Blogs

7th March 20165th November 2016 skilbeyMarch 2016

Is an atheist aware of the meaning behind the word ‘Bye’? Sure, they know full well that, ‘bye’ is a contraction of ‘God be with ye’, that’s why they say it. We all do it, including the most pedantic of writers and speakers: the good people of the world can be guilty of casting comments […]

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