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Apr 1
1 min

Well, it's been a while...

So... the last couple of years have been a wild ride, globally and personally. Before COVID-19, I was already at a point where I couldn't...

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Kathryn Allen

Feb 24, 2019
2 min

Liquid Language

I read an article recently (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-19/purist-or-revolutionist-language-you-grumble-about-reveals-which/10776...

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Kathryn Allen

Jan 3, 2019
1 min

Here's to 2019 and Beyond

While I'm not a New Year's resolution type person there is something about a fresh new calendar that gives me the feel of possibilities...

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1000 Shocking Reasons Clickbait Titles Are The Worst

Kathryn Allen

Nov 24, 2018
1 min

1000 Shocking Reasons Clickbait Titles Are The Worst

You know the type of thing, 'Something wildly misleading followed by the fact you'll be shocked or won't believe what happened next.'...

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Meeting your heroes - it's not always a disappointment

Kathryn Allen

Nov 23, 2018
1 min

Meeting your heroes - it's not always a disappointment

I am a big fan of Lee Child and the Jack Reacher book series (can't say the same for the movies though) and so when I saw he was doing an...

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Kathryn Allen

Sep 25, 2018
1 min

Let your fingers do the hiking

A dear friend of mine Gail Jessup is walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Again. And she is documenting the whole experience for...

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Kathryn Allen

Sep 23, 2018
1 min

Gems Rediscovered

Recently I rediscovered a couple of non-fiction gems. I'm not a big reader of non-fiction as I find I get plenty of reality in my day to...

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Kathryn Allen

Jul 28, 2018
1 min

Why I write what I do

What it says on the tin. I write what I love to read. My favourite authors – JRR Tolkien, Devon Monk, Lee Childs, John Le Carre, David...

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Kathryn Allen

Jul 28, 2018
3 min

My art of writing

So that 'how to' book or post says you're doing it wrong? Yeah, me too. I've attended many a Writer's Festival and it is always...

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Fan fiction - another favourite time sink

Kathryn Allen

Jul 28, 2018
1 min

Fan fiction - another favourite time sink

If it's not enough to repeatedly binge watch that show on Netflix, fan fiction might be the stop gap you until the next season. One of...

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