Category Archives: Other Writing

Review:Sherlock Series 3 Episode 3

BBC 1
8.30 pm
12th January 2014

Well that was an amazing end to the series.

Do you want spoilers? I suppose I should give you a clue.

CAM is revealed to be Charles Augustus Magnusson (Lars Mikkelson), a man with more influence and information on everyone, even than Mycroft. CAM is a newspaper magnate with too much influence on the government. Mycroft warns Sherlock to back off, but that’s no going to happen and we all know it.
Sherlock solves the problem as he always does, but Mycroft has to intervene and prepares to send his brother in to exile.

Until an old enemy reappears to call him home.

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I’ve been thinking

Stop laughing.

No it didn’t hurt. No you can’t smell burning.

Anyway, I’ve been thinking about this creative writing book I’m working through. I’ve had a quick look through the next few sections and I can see why it’s designed to be worked through over several months. The exercises become longer as the book progresses.

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30 days of Creative Writing: Day 10

Today’s exercise discusses the use of music in writing. I have to write a story in which music forces the protagonist back to a specific point in time and cause them to re-evaluate their life.
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30 days of Creative Writing: Day 6 & 7

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and all you other creatures.

I’m feeling less like death warmed up today, and am ready to get back on schedule. Let’s start with the creative writing course. Later I’ll post my review of Curtsies & Conspiracies.Continue reading “30 days of Creative Writing: Day 6 & 7”

Things I had planned to do today.

But probably won’t because I feel like my skull is cracking open:

Write a review of Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger

Work on exercise 6 in Back to Creative Writing School by Bridget Whelan

Go to college to do my module assessment (one step closer to getting my IT diploma)

Instead I think I’ll just sit here and read a book about the Sun. And wait for the pain to go away.

30 days of creative writing: Day 5

Good evening, I’m not feeling fantastic but I’m willing to give today’s exercise a go. Today’s is a game of Scrabble Fiction. Using all the words on the Scrabble board pictured in the book I have to write a story. This may take some time.
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