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V is for… Vision Quest
V was a very tricky letter for me and I struggled for a long time to find a subject to write about. In the end I decided on this concept from Native American mythology, the vision quest. The vision...
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W is for… Wadjet
Wadjet was both an ancient Egyptian goddess in the shape of a cobra and the protector of the king. She was the goddess of Buto, a place in the Nile delta, but was also the guardian of Lower Egypt...
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X is for… Xi Wang Mu
In Chinese mythology Xi Wang Mu was known as the “Queen Mother of the West.” Her history changed over time, along with her appearance and the stories she featured in. In the beginning she was the...
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Y is for… Yuki-Onna
Yuki-Onna was a creature in Japanese mythology. Sometimes it had a solid, earthly form (always female), but it would always disappear in a mist. It appeared in front of men during snow storms and...
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Z is for… Zhang E
Zhang E is the wife of Yi, the divine archer in Chinese mythology. She is one of the goddesses of the moon, and is generally depicted as a beautiful woman with a gold crown and colourful robes,...
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Now what?
Oh my goodness, where have I been? I kind of flopped a little after the A to Z Challenge and I thought that it would be fine to have a few days off because I had been blogging so much! So, er, what is...
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NaNoWriMo, and other news
Before I talk about all things NaNoWriMo, I want to just let everyone know that I’m going to be moving camp very soon. I’m in the process of setting up a WordPress site which will (hopefully) be oodles...
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Writers’ Survival Kit Giveaway
So here we are – my new blog. And I’m super excited about it. I suppose the fact that you’re here reading this means that everything is going smoothly so far, and most importantly you’ve decided to...
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Moving from Blogger to WordPress
I’ve been on my new blog for a couple of weeks now, and I’ve been asked how I made the move from Blogger to WordPress, and how easy it was to do. I’m going to talk about that a little in this post. I...
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Sorry for Being a Bad Blogger…
This is just a quick post to say that I’m so focused on NaNoWriMo at the moment that everything else is falling by the wayside. I’ve made a dent in the huge amount of words I need to write to catch up,...
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Writing Blogs I Can’t Live Without (And Why)
As a self-publisher, the blogs of those more experienced are like gold dust. Whether I need advice, inspiration, or just a kick up the butt, I’ve been able to find it! I thought I would share some of...
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