If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? There are many words that I hate, most of them seen as slurs or controversial. Just like the ones that have just been cut from Roald Dahl's books. Fat is one I hate, but at the same time should… Continue reading Words…
Tag: dyslexic
Hold on.
What advice would you give to your teenage self? Me, as a teenager, standing at the top pf the stairs and screaming until I was empty of sound. My family so used to it that they did not even bat an eyelid. My family being perplexed as to why I was like I was. My… Continue reading Hold on.
New Kit
I like to stay up with new aids for dyslexics... I mean I have to because I make money at writing and I can't sit at the computer for hours on end and not get anything done, or work too slowly. My real bug bear is the keyboard. Why is it that I can type… Continue reading New Kit
Time.
At the beginning of the year it felt like I had loads of time. I set myself some tasks that were a little ambitious, especially if you consider the problems I have with words in the first place. I do have a bad case of the dyslexia... It even hit last night while I was… Continue reading Time.
Fighting an endless war…
That's what it feels like today. My dyslexia is hanging around my neck like a massive stone and I feel weighed down by it. Everything is a struggle. My typing is slow and half the words are backwards or wrong. Why? I don't know. Sometimes the endless fighting gets on top of me. But it… Continue reading Fighting an endless war…
Reality and dyslexia
Reality has been encroaching on my week. In fact, it pretty much took over...But now the bills are paid and reality has disappeared to an annoying but persistent hum. So, I can start to write and draw again. Course if it had been a break then I would be rested and raring to go... Instead,… Continue reading Reality and dyslexia
My USP (unique selling point)
I know this may sound a little too much like business, but this year I went on a writing for publication course and this was a huge part of it. And lately it has been on my mind. The lecturer had said that you need to get the publisher, agent or even reader to want… Continue reading My USP (unique selling point)
Self-evaluation
This make a cold shiver up and down my spine. Truly I am my own worst enemy. I am lucky in the fact that a lot of people look at my work due to the dyslexia. It will get a proofread at the very least. So I am not alone with my work. If I… Continue reading Self-evaluation
A Challenge
I have been thinking about doing another challenge. You may have noticed that I dropped the ball on the loglines last month. This was because I was up to my eyeballs in work. But this month I really wanted to look at the reason I got into writing. And Michelle Goode has issued a challenge… Continue reading A Challenge
Workshops and teaching
I took my first class. It was nerve racking. I mean I hadn't slept the night before and I turned up early only to find that the door was locked. Now I know that Trinity St David is the smallest university, but this had been part of the old building. It is beautiful but I… Continue reading Workshops and teaching
Kate Murray - Cleaver 