Monthly Archives: April 2011
Trilby Kent – Stones for my Father
With the British invaders only on the horizon, Corlie Roux’s childhood is about to be turned upside down. With the Boer War still in full swing, Corlie, her stern mother and her younger siblings are all driven from their homes on the Transvaal, to... more
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Kerwin Swint – The King Whisperers
The King Whisperers by Kerwin Swint follows the political lives of some of the most influential (if not powerful) figures in history. The book’s focus is not on Kings, Sultans or Presidents, but rather on those people who were their advisors,... more
Posted in Non-Fiction, Reviews
Tagged History, Kingmaker, Politics, Power, Rasputin, Warwick
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Carol Ann Duffy – The World’s Wife
The World's Wife To some she’s a feminist hero, but to others, she’s the reincarnated version of a famous German dictator (minus the moustache). You could almost forget she was a poet if, like me, you didn’t study her at school. When someone... more
Interview – Tracy Marchini (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of the Interview with Tracy Marchini, author of "PubSpeak: A Writer's Dictionary of Publishing Terms". Your ‘day job’, as it were, is that of an editorial consultant. Can you give us a bit of information about what that actually... more
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Tagged Dictionary, Interview, Publishing, Resource, Terminology, Tracy
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Interview – Tracy Marchini (Part1)
As part of her blog tour for her new book, "PubSpeak: A Writer's Dictionary of Publishing Terms", author and editor Tracy Marchini has very kindly agreed to do an interview here on Inspired Quill. • Why a dictionary? I chose a dictionary because... more
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Tagged Dictionary, Help, Interview, Marchini, Publishing, PubSpeak, Terminology, Tracy
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Danny Wallace – Yes Man
I would like to start this review by saying how lucky it was that I read the book of Yes Man a good few years before I watched the film of the same name. Before this instance I’d always been of the (stupid) opinion that a film must be better than... more
The Write Environment
A few days ago, I read an article by a twitter-friend of mine, Emlyn Chand. It outlines a number of ‘rules’ for going into coffee shops when a writer is hard at work on their netbook or Macbook Air or whatever the cool kids are using nowadays.... more
Posted in Featured Articles
Tagged Coffee Shop, Commuting, Environment, Library, Office, Park, Response, Where to write
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Apologies and Good News!
First of all, I must apologise in that you won't be getting your bi-weekly dose of literary criticism today. A post was written up and ready to go, but I received an email about an hour ago which caused me to reconsider. And now comes the good... more
Posted in Events, News
Tagged Companies House, Incorporation, Manuscripts, Mission Statement, Official, Party, Publishing
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H. Allenger – Polyxena: A Story of Troy
“To you, I reveal my thoughts. I entreat you receive them and forgive my omissions...” I would like to preface this review by commenting that this is the first novel I have read (all the way through) for leisure in about...oh...four years now.... more
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