HOME AGAIN Plaisted Publishing House has been quiet for far too long! Nearly 18 months of nothing. Now is the time to explain and hopefully you will understand and to some…forgive me for being missing in action. It all started in September 2017. My girls and I were going to the UK, them to visit…
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I know this one is personal this time and not something I would usually put on a business blog. Why did I…Generally because there are many families out there who go through the things we have in the last 12 months. It hasn’t been good or nice. It is upsetting, stressful and though we have…
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Are you up for a challenge. Well for once I am and I received this invitation from Patty Fletcher my very good friend and one I enjoy calling a sister. Here is my piece for the challenge: 3.2.1 Me Challenge invite I received from blogger, author and marketeer Patty Fletcher who blogs at: https://www.campbellsworld.wordpress.com…
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Thank you to Julie Blake for the idea for this blog with her comment on Facebook where it was suggested her books in American English, grammar etc. English and Grammar can be a nightmare for many authors today, especially in the Independent Author world. Even the words in the above image can be added to:-…
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Top Ten Peeves of Creative Writing Teachers Share189 Tweet +1 Pin4 Share17 Stumble SHARES210 A creative writing teacher has to deal with a lot. By Melodie Campbell It all started in 1992. I’d won a couple of crime fiction awards, and the local college came calling. Did I want to come on faculty and teach…
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Yes it happened. No real fault of my own. I like to help. I don’t like been taken advantage of, I don’t like been bullied by overly arrogant people. However we meet them as we go through our lives. On a personal level I’ve tried to be proactive and positive. Of course, there is nearly…
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Contractions in fictional dialogue….Where the heck has it gone? I read ebooks and cringe at the long-winded speech patterns. It’s horrible. I do wish writers used them more. Ok so if you’re writing formal text you don’t need to use contractions…In fiction it’s another matter, especially in speech. You may not learn to use them…
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The Plaisted surname has an exceptionally interesting history. It isn’t a made up name. It certainly doesn’t mean playground or arena like many websites suggest. Plaisted was originally Du Plessis – which is a name still used today. There are now over 25 spelling variations of this surname. My husbands branch went to England from…
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WRITING – Yep I do this sometimes. Mainly when I am bored to tears or my fingers just take off and flow over the keyboard. Why write? Well there are several reasons. Here are mine: To teach someone about something they have little knowledge about, if I know more about the subject To research for…
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