I just want to add that I spent five years of my childhood in the Netherlands and I was taught British English at the native school (I didn't...
A friend and I have decided to write a series of short stories together based on a 1980s CID department in the Met. We have really similiar...
I'm a huge fan of Philippa Gregory, I love her work. Firstly I have an interest in the era of history she writes but also that she's done...
I like to have to basics before I start to write, hair and eye colour, body type and dress sense. Sometimes I have an image of an actor who I...
This quote comes to mind: Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his...
As people have said, it's not the words which I hate it's the misuse of them. I have a couple of friends who use 'brought' instead of 'bought'...
It depends on what mood I'm in, however I always turn off the wireless adapter so I'm not tempted to surf when I get stuck on something. Sometimes...
Just out of interest, what would you prefer it to be called? English English, Scottish English, Welsh English etc. I do find it amazing how...
Thanks for the help. I find it strange that 'earnt' is thought of as rare as I'm British and it's used just as much as earned. Perhaps it's...
Passed/Past What is the difference? Sometimes I think I know then it comes up in a sentence and I'm confused!
I don't think a writer choses to write, I think it's something which is innately within them which they have to do. I love the opportunity...
I'm Gemma, a physics student from Surrey, United Kingdom. I've been writing for years and would like to expand my skills, to learn and to help...
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