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Writing Competitions – Bad Things/Good Things?

I was thinking about writing competitions because I know that a lot of you are keen writers and I wanted to share a couple that I think sound pretty amazing.  BUT I’m not… Read More →

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Wild Life!

Like wild animals?  Like writing stories?  Here’s a chance to do both at the same time! The RSPCA is running a short story competition called Wild About Britain that could be just right… Read More →

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A Writer’s Work is Never … Hey, It IS!

I’m late getting my post up today for one simple reason – a deadline.  WHICH I JUST MET!  Hallelujah, Slightly Jones and the Case of the Hidden City is DONE!  LIKE, TWO MINUTES… Read More →

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“I’ll Dance This Way!”

I want to share 6 and a bit minutes of a historical document (well, 1964 anyway) with you! Ever time I watch this I see more to be amazed at!  Apparently it wasn’t… Read More →

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Try This …

Open a dictionary at any old page and pick the 4th word down: NIGHTSHADE (for example) Do it again and pick the 1st word: POEM Do it again and pick the 3rd word:… Read More →

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Slightly More Than Two Winners …

(I think silly titles must be catching …) Lots of right answers to the question of who the heroine of Joan Lennon’s Mystery series is – yes, it’s Slightly Jones – and out… Read More →

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Celebrate the Ordinary!

There are stories everywhere – everywhere you look – and sometimes, as in the video below, before you even open your eyes! I’d like to designate Saturday 23 March as the Totally Unofficial… Read More →

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Licking Mini-Bricks

The very first thing I can remember involves mini-bricks.  I was sitting on the cold floor of our completely empty living room.  The carpet was gone.  All the furniture was gone.  And my… Read More →

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A New Cover for Slightly!

And here it is – the coloured-in cover of the 4th Slightly Jones Mystery – The Case of the Hidden City!  It’s a month or so still before I get to hold the… Read More →

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Supermoon Tonight!

Tonight is Supermoon Night – when the full moon is the closest it gets to the Earth in the course of its elliptical orbit – the closest and looking the biggest, brightest and… Read More →

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Utterly Otterly

  Why am I showing you a whole bunch of otter photos?  Because I discovered something amazing while I was away for 2 weeks on the west coast of Scotland concentrating on getting… Read More →

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Thank you, Internet!

There is plenty about the internet that is rubbish – and there is plenty that is AMAZING!  Like this Youtube video of a 14-year-old girl playing Patrick Rondat’s tribute (composed in 1996) to… Read More →

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Your Amazing Brain!

Click on this and have a go.  Don’t scroll down or wander off or check the comments first – just do it.  It’s really short. Isn’t that AMAZING?!  A writer friend, Susan Price, had it on her blog and I...

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2,586 Things to do with Books

Okay, well, technically it’s 1 thing to do with 2,586 books, but when my writer friend Dianne Hofmeyr shared this video from her visit to the Cape Town Open Book Festival in South Africa, I was...

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What to Wear – 100 years ago

One of the wonderful things about the writing part of being a writer is not having to worry about clothes.  Jammies, jeans, floppy sweaters, comfy slippers – they’re all just fine.  But the other part...

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Little Drummer Boy

How many women composers can you name?  Well, no matter how long – or short! – your list is, here’s another one to add:  Katherine Kennicott Davis.  She wrote the Christmas song “The Little Drummer...

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Over to You!

I know lots of you GHBers are keen writers, so I thought you might like to have a bash at one – or both! – of these competitions, one for stories and one for poems. 1. Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show 500...

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Library Cats

(from wikimedia) That photo is from 1902, and shows two things I really like – cats and books.  And if I think cats and a couple of books make a good thing, how much better would it be to combine cats...

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“A 13-year-old eagle huntress in Mongolia”

The moment I saw this BBC News article I wanted to share it with you!  I’m uncertain about what all the copyright issues would be if I put one of these wonderful photos up here, so please, just go HERE...

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Top Ten – That’s Us!

Congratulations to all of us – writers and readers – here at Girls Heart Books!  We are amazing!  Well, we knew that already, but now it’s official - Breaking News! Girls Heart Books is number 3 of the...

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