Author Archives: Rachel

Meanwhile, in March…

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Rachel

I can’t quite believe that it was over a month ago that I last posted here.  I am back actively writing fiction now and that occupies a great chunk of my brain.  I’ve started to notice that when I’m in … Continue reading →

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The Mountains of Millbrook

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Rachel

How on earth is it the 8th February already?  Is this year on fast forward or something? It really doesn’t feel like five minutes since we were celebrating New Year, and here we are, it’s nearly Christmas! By the way … Continue reading →

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Here’s one I made earlier

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Rachel

Now that our kids have access to more TV channels than they can count 24 hours a day, the currency of children’s programmes has devalued somewhat.  You can’t even guarantee that your friends even have the same viewing platform as … Continue reading →

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Pressing On

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Rachel

I’ve wanted to use this avatar for years and I think today’s the perfect day for it.  Yes, it contains a word I would not usually want to use, but just swap that for another one more to your liking … Continue reading →

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Being Nice: The New Social Freakery

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Rachel

It’s official, it’s uncool to be nice. If you want to get anywhere as a columnist or a respected blogger these days then you need to be very good at being horrible.  Liz Jones of the Daily Mail (quel surprise) … Continue reading →

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Novel Times…

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Rachel

So, after spending ages writing close to half a million words of fan fiction, (all readable here), it’s time to do what I’ve been threatening to do for the past two years. That is, to write my own stuff. When … Continue reading →

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Ex Libris 2012… Part 4

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Rachel

I’ve seen almost no TV this year. Now they’ve started messing around with the scheduling of Doctor Who (what precisely is wrong with running a series all the way through without a break?), I’m really not that engaged with the … Continue reading →

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Let me Ride on a Sleigh to the Lake of the Coheeries

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Rachel

I rarely make a post about an entire book, I usually do a quarterly round-up of what I’ve read; but it is a significant day in my life when I admit that Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy – … Continue reading →

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Ex Libris 2012… Part 3

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Rachel

I last blogged about books back in June, so it’s high time I updated you about what I’ve been filling my grey matter with since then.  The first thing to note is that for the last three years I’ve been … Continue reading →

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If we all take a massive step back

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rachel

It’s been a busy week.  Let’s face it, every week feels like a busy week and days, weeks, months, years and even decades slip by at what feels close to light speed.  It was only a few short weeks ago … Continue reading →

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