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Helen Smith
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I write novels, children's books, plays, screenplays and poetry. Reviews here. You can follow me on Twitter here. Free podcasts here Subscribe in a reader here.
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    How to dance at an outdoor drum and bass rave - thanks to Nick Holder for the link. Fake commercial for Brontë Sisters action figures by P...
  • Interactive Book Cover
    Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan , published by Walker Books. I saw this ebook cover on GalleyCat. Clever, isn't it?
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      • The Literary Cabaret: Stoke Newington Literary Fes...
      • Splash Into Summer
      • Waterstones Kindle
      • Husband wanted: urgent
      • Things to do before you're fifty
      • Alison Wonderland: Mad in the best sense
      • Alison Wonderland - Review
      • Kindle Fire Giveaway 15-30 May
      • Aubergine
      • Street of Dreams
      • Must I?
      • Angry Pig Breeder
      • Strummer of Love
      • "$#!+," writers say
      • The Last Werewolf
      • New Wave Authors
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      • Messages from the Universe
      • TSS: In My Mailbox
      • Special Offer
      • Amazon has become the piñata of the publishing wor...
      • Russell West at Woolff Gallery
      • Cheap Red Raincoat
      • Amazon Gift Card
      • Alison Wonderland Review and Q&A
      • A screwball comedy that really works
      • Showers of Books Giveaway 20-25 April
      • World Book Night
      • Being Light - review
      • James Bond and me
      • Alison Wonderland - review
      • Freaks
      • The Great Exhibition
      • Amazon's New Deal for Screenwriters
      • View from the Thirteenth Floor
      • World Book Night - Recommendations from the author...
      • Complicated Satire
      • Goofy is looking for you
      • Librarian Hero Figure
      • One of our agents is missing
      • The Sitcom Mission
      • Spring Sale
    • ►  March (16)
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      • Woolff Gallery
      • Fantastical and Fun
      • Amazon Gift Card - winner chosen
      • 99 Reasons Why - One Possible Ending
      • Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop, 17-22 March
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      • She Writes Bloggers Ball
      • Books: Top Ten Childhood Favourites
      • Snipers at The National
      • Kindle Spring Spectacular Sale
      • Three belts of muscle across the wind
      • Friday Reads - 15th April
      • The Miracle Inspector - Excerpt
      • Poetry and Theatre, Sunday 17th April
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      • Ten books I'd Like to see made into films
      • Help, I'm Melting
      • Lovely Literary and Theatre Events in London
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      • Fame by Daniel Kehlmann
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      • Common Responses to Negative Reviews
      • When Harry Met Sally 2 - with Billy Crystal and He...
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  • Christopher Fowler's Blog
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  • Awesome People Reading
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    17 hours ago
  • BigAl's Books and Pals
    Author Interview: Melinda Clayton - * * *"I hate saying that because it sounds so artsy and pretentious, but in all honesty, I felt as if she haunted me until she got her story told ..."* ...
    19 hours ago
  • The Bedside Crow
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    21 hours ago
  • Postcards from the Gods
    Kurdistan - [*Written for The Stage*] I'm sitting on a mini-bus driving through snowy mountains with several elderly Norwegians, five British actors, an English-Irani...
    1 day ago
  • The Accused Madam
    Prosecuting the Photoshop Lady: Classy DC Escorts Case - There is one defendant in the Classy DC Escorts prosecution that really needs your help. She is Jennifer Churchill, the photoshop lady. Churchill is curre...
    1 day ago
  • Tom Green - Blog
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  • Interval Drinks
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    1 day ago
  • ANDREW BISS
    What's the Meta? - I'm pleased to announce that my short play "What's the Meta?" will be included in the upcoming tenth edition of the Bedford/St.Martin’s textbook *The Bedf...
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  • Bibliophilic Blather
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  • Craig Lancaster
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    3 days ago
  • Not Writing But Blogging
    another blog - I’m also blogging here at the moment. World blog domination can only be a blog or two away … Filed under: sort of about buddhism, sort of about LGBT
    3 days ago
  • Miss Read
    Moonrise Kingdom - Super excited.
    5 days ago
  • West End Whingers
    Review – What the Butler Saw, Vaudeville Theatre - Was it a cigar or a phallus? Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) would not have enjoyed the post-show discussion following the Whingers’ visit to the Vaudeville Theatre t...
    6 days ago
  • Smiths Bureau of Investigations
    Quilt dreams - Nothing paranormal has happened to me at all in recent weeks except this: Can you see a man's pouty face in the quilt in the picture on the left? I can. ...
    6 days ago
  • Scriptwriting in the UK
    Origin of Success - Prior to making Origin, I didn't really know what to do about making a short film. I had been involved with lots of productions as a runner/assistant (sho...
    6 days ago
  • M. P. McDonald
    Family Funnies: Chapter One - Me and all my siblings, plus our families. As I mention in my profile, I'm one of eight children and growing up, things could get just a little bit crazy i...
    1 week ago
  • Peter Salisbury
    The Old Store: A Science Fiction Anthology has Grown! - After the 'discovery' of a number of lost tales, the survivors of the Old Store post-apocalyptic stories have requested publication of a total of seven pre...
    1 week ago
  • The Charlie Williams Blog
    Madness and delusion - How's it going? Noticed a recent reader review of GRAVEN IMAGE on Amazon.com. The reader, Bordeaux Dogue*, gives it a scant two stars but then says "the wh...
    1 week ago
  • The Jobbing Scriptwriter
    £38 - Did you see this story in The Sun a few weeks back? If you didn’t, and don’t feel like giving The Sun any web-traffic, then the essence is: Strippers vs. W...
    1 week ago
  • All The Stories I Wrote Were True ...
    Changing Titles – The Uncool … - Along time ago in a life now far, far away, I once worked for a large company that was in the business of conducting Market Research for the Film and Mot...
    1 week ago
  • Between the Pavement and the Stars
    Caine's Arcade - I know I'm late to the party on this, and that you've probably seen it already. But sometimes, some days, something like this happens to restore my faith ...
    2 weeks ago
  • INT. JASON ARNOPP'S BRAIN - DAY/NIGHT
    10 Reasons Why Twitter Is Great For Writers - Sure, Twitter might seem detrimental to writers, by dint of being a colossal, neverending Procrastination Circus From Hell. This social network can indee...
    3 weeks ago
  • O, Poor Robinson Crusoe!
    - It's probably fair to say that my blogging isn't up to scratch, as yet. I do hope I can pick up some momentum. For now I will persist in recording things i...
    3 weeks ago
  • The View from the Thirteenth Floor
    The man with the photos of his sister's mess - Last Thursday, I decide to take a vacation*. Normally I write, but I decide on a day out up the East End. The break will last about twelve hours long and I...
    3 weeks ago
  • A KICK IN THE STALLS
    Funny Peculiar – Richmond Theatre, London - Funny Peculiar – Richmond Theatre, London
    4 weeks ago
  • View From The Stalls
    "Plume" - March 2012 - For a play that has to have been largely conceived in 2009 (as it was a runner up in the Tron's Open.Stage playwriting competition), "Plume" remains remark...
    2 months ago
  • Lara Greenway: Tenacious Me
    Demonstrable Deviation - It's been way too long since I rocked up here - many apologies. And the place looks like it could really do with a little dust and polish too... I'm afrai...
    3 months ago
  • Look Back in Unfocused Anger
    Sunset, Limited - Bobby the cute biotech scientist drives me to the train station in Palm Springs which isn’t really in Palm Springs but set among the wind farms on its wi...
    4 months ago
  • Thompson's Bank of Communicable Desire
    The Bank is now closed - Thank you for your custom. The sidebar to the right will be updated with information regarding performances, publications and other escapades. To join...
    4 months ago
  • Suzi Feay's Book Bag
    I have moved!! - You can find the new blog at www.suzifeay.com - read me there and check out the new look. Best wishes Suzi
    5 months ago
  • Infinite Space
    William Shakespeare is the 99% -
    7 months ago
  • Colganology
    Masks, Bingo and eleven Doctors - I went into London today for one of my usual 'cram as much great stuff into a day out' type days and crammed as much great stuff into the day out as I coul...
    8 months ago
  • Official Website of Johnny Shaw
    Ray Banks interviews Johnny - First off, if you don’t know who Ray Banks is, you are dead to me. Go out, buy his books (all of them), read them, and then get back to me. I’ll wait. Whi...
    8 months ago
  • Lauren Smith
    Port Elliot Literary Festival - One of the many unusual pieces of art at Port Elliot Literary Festival.
    4 years ago
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