10. Falling prey to research

Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 23:13 | Category : Uncategorized
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Building up your repertoire of random facts will ensure that you are a hit at any party.  Out comes things like: did you know that the Spanish newt, when confronted with an enemy, can make its RIBS puncture it’s skin…and then use those ribs to attack whatever it is that’s threatening it?  No?  Well, now [...]

Ruminations on Fairy Tales**

Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 13:51 | Category : Uncategorized
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** This is not part of the  Writing Bestselling Children’s Books musings, that will come later on today. This is about general ruminations about faery tales and it was brought on by a wonderfully thoughtful and eloquent blogpost on Katherine Langrish’s website – Seven Miles of Steel Thistles.   This is the utterly fascinating and fantastic blogpost [...]