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Tips to start writing your bestseller at Christmas

Kia Garriques writing at Christmas

During Christmas, most of us amuse ourselves with the festive food, amazing sales and wonderful presents. This year, why not make a start on your writing career and start penning the start of a beautiful literary piece? Writing can seem like a very daunting prospect, especially if it’s not something you would usually consider doing…

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The Summer: Perfect for Reading

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While the summer holidays are coming to an end, the sun has finally stated here to stay! These holidays are the perfect time for children and teenagers to get reading. Parents across the country will have already heard the cry of “I’m so bored” and want to tear their hair out in frustration. Nothing can…

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Books: Timeless gifts in a modern age

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So, maybe it is a little soon to be talking about Christmas (*whispers the word through tight lips*) but the reality is that it is rapidly creeping up on us, which can mean only one thing – present lists! Some are getting to work on their Santa lists early, in time for the first big…

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Holiday reading should be encouraged

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With midterm break now at an end, children and teens will be filing back into school to swap tales of their holiday antics. While many will have occupied their time with Halloween celebrations, others will have taken the opportunity to chill out and entertain themselves with a good book. For many of them holidays are…

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To teach or not to teach

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Television historian Simon Schama has recently spoken out about the idea of scrapping Shakespeare from the school curriculum, stating that it is wrong to think that he is not accessible to school children. “I think it’s incredibly patronising of anybody to suppose that is true of Shakespeare,” he told the Radio Times. He recently judged…

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