Category Archives: Writing

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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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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The Writing Olympics

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Rachel

We’re coming to the last few days of it, but I’ve been absolutely glued to London 2012.  Getting tickets and going was not an option, but I have been an enthusiastic armchair supporter of Team GB. Apologies to my Facebook … Continue reading →

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Turning on a sixpence

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Rachel

One of the things that fascinates me in life, is how it has the capacity to turn on a sixpence – to completely change in an instant.  Yesterday was one of those days.   Yesterday didn’t start too well, it … Continue reading →

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Happy Blogging Anniversary to me!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Rachel

“But you said you weren’t blogging until tomorrow Rachel?” Indeed I did, but I can’t pass up today without comment. Read on… God knows me very well, better than I know myself.  There’s a whole LOAD of stuff going on … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Smile on her Face

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Rachel

I love this photo of me.  It was taken on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall last summer (2011), on what felt like the hottest day of the year and the only day I felt warm enough to take my … Continue reading →

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Blogging for Bedfordshire

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Rachel

Excuse the gratuitous use of this icon, but give a girl a break, it doesn’t get to come out very often! Well, as days go, this is a bit of a landmark one in my life. Five years of blogging, … Continue reading →

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Doing a Russell Grant

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Rachel

Way back, possibly around the time the dinosaurs ruled the earth, I had a life.  Well, perhaps not a life, I don’t have a life, it’s more a series of accidents; but an existence nonetheless that didn’t revolve around making … Continue reading →

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