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Writing and procaffenating

Writing and Procaffenating. Skilbey Blogs.

11th July 20165th November 2016 skilbeyJuly 2106

How do you prepare yourself for writing? Do you have something that needs to happen before setting forth on your writing path for the day? If I’m lucky, I get to whisper under breath – though I love my family dearly- “Don’t let the door hit your backside on the way out”. I wait for […]

The similarities between a shop bought sandwich and Hollywood movie trailers. Skilbey Blogs.

1st February 20165th November 2016 skilbeyFebruary 2016

There are glaring similarities and when I run through them you will nod your brain before your head, it’s that quick. When you enter a sandwich shop, which I don’t do very often as bread is not a favourite staple of mine, you can be certain that you will be visually assaulted with a debauched […]

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29th November 201527th January 2016 skilbeyDecember 2015

“Oh, the twerks of being a writer- literary tweaking.” To use a famous philosopher’s words: “I get knocked down But I get up again..” (…Or then again, was that Chumbawamba?) Writing a novel is hard. It’s scary. On a par with having children, with slight variations. Creating a baby takes timing, similar to the Goldilocks […]

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