HeyJaredLesley's Words & Musings
I love to play with words and ideas, putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and seeing where my imagination takes me.
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The Cutting Room Floor – Part 1 (opens the original)
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Tough loveThere’s a piece of advice that new writers need to come to terms with quickly… “Kill your Darlings”. The phrase is often attributed to the American author William Faulkner, but a quick Google search would suggest he borrowed it from the British author Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, who, in 1914, said:1 ‘Whenever ... you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it –
My Fire Horse Year (opens the original)
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It’s been three months since the launch of my debut novel – A Year Without A Summer and I’m embracing every moment with the help of my inner Fire Horse. Thanks for reading Lesley's Words & Musings! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<div class="
On books and reading (opens the original)
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Can you believe we’re half way through the year already, and it’s been a busy one with the publication and promotion of my debut novel - A Year Without a Summer, taking most of my time. So I was surprised to see that I’m on track to achieve my goal of reading 50 books this year. Let’s take a look at what I’ve been reading and what has caught my eye (or my ear) from January to June.Thanks for reading Lesley's Words & Musings! Subscribe
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