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Monthly Archives: April 2014
The pitfalls of picking a book cover
It’s the moment that every writer both looks forward to and dreads in equal measure; deciding upon and somehow either creating, commissioning or crossing-your fingers and hoping an inbuilt software template can create a good book cover. Book covers are … Continue reading
Posted in Life, writing
Tagged Australian War Memorial, Book Covers, Getty Images, history, Imperial War Museum, Life, Publishing, Self-Publishing, The Somme, writing, WW1
22 Comments
Words we still use from Shakespeare!
This week marks both the death and supposed birth of the greatest writer of the English language, William Shakespeare. He was born in 1564 and died in 1616 and whilst much about him is sometimes doubted such as his birthday, … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, writing
Tagged Culture, English, Heritage, history, Life, Literature, Phrases, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Words, writing
14 Comments
April 23rd is Saint George’s Day – The Patron Saint of England & dragon slayer extraordinaire
Wednesday is April 23rd and St. George’s Day which is remembered annually on the day of his death. Whilst his famous dragon slaying exploits are the stuff of legend, Saint George himself was born in the Roman-Palestine town of Lydda … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, history
Tagged Culture, England, Flag, George and the dragon, history, Life, Patron Saint, Roman, Saint George, St. Georges Day
15 Comments
The English Landscape Garden
Given that it’s Easter time, the traditional beginning to the summer season in the U.K., it means that I’m once again able to enjoy the countless country gardens around and about. Many have seen our gardens on various TV shows … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Heritage, history
Tagged Blenheim Palace, Capability Brown, Chatsworth House, Culture, English Landscape Garden, Gardening, history, Life, national trust, outdoors, Stowe, Wimpole Hall
6 Comments
Legends of the Blood Moon
Much of North America is currently under the gaze of a Blood Moon. We know it today to be formed when light passes through the Earth’s atmosphere, bathing the moon in an eerie red glow. Whilst today’s event is the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News
Tagged 1066, Astrology, Astronomy, Battle of Hastings, Blood Moon, Culture, history, Jesus, weird news, Werewolves
3 Comments
Wrestlemania XXX
With political scandals, the Queen dining with former terrorists and my sending a manuscript to the publishers, it’s a fair question to wonder why I’m writing today about wrestling. The answer is because I had such fun watching it on … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Popular Culture
Tagged Brock Lesnar, Daniel Bryan, Life, News, Sport, The Ultimate Warrior, The Undertaker, Wrestlemania XXX, Wrestling, WWE
1 Comment
How Technology Can Help Solve The Water Crisis In Africa
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I was thrilled that I was approached and then commissioned to write for one of the leading academic environmental magazines in the world, TerraGreen after they read my post on The Green Wall … Continue reading
Posted in Science and Engineering, writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Africa, Desert, Egypt, Environment, Kenya, Life, News, Science, Technology, Terragreen Magazine, United Nations, Water, writing
14 Comments
All About Aprils Fools Day
This is going to be my very last blog ever. I’ve just won £20 million on the lottery on Saturday night so I decided to go out on a high. Really? No, don’t be stupid. I don’t even do the … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged April Fools, Comedy, Culture, Funny, Game of Thrones, Hoax, Jokes, Kings Landing, Kings Langley, Life, News, Spaghetti Tree
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