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Wow. I really enjoyed this Elle. And the second person worked very well for me. It didn’t feel at all self-conscious which I think it often does. It also reads as though it was written by an English native.

A couple of very minor points:

Sam throws up his arms a couple of times in swift succession which jarred for me.

This bit – His lips on…[Read more]

Fingers crossed for you PB.

Kaz, I agree it is a very fine line. I think business like and to the point is good. They want to read fast and to be able to extract the important information from your letter asap and then get to the book. I am sure many people here have watched Piers Blofield (spelling?) on you tube showing how he deals with his…[Read more]

I have never known it be down as long as this.

Phew. I’m not as lacking in knowledge as I thought!

Hi Philippa (takes deep breath) What’s a wenbike?

I always approach a new blog from you, Richard, with a feeling of anticipated pleasure. I am never let down.

Presumably we’ll shift the challenge over to here if the Cloud breaks. It often doesn’t load for me at all, particularly if I try to go onto the notifications page.

Thank you for this, Richard. I enjoyed reading about Cabell, who I’d never heard of. You convey a great flavour of the man and his writing. He doesn’t sound like my cup of tea tbh. I hope you’re going to post some more literary byways and also more of your railway and suchlike stories…

Hi Philippa and welcome!

yes, I think you are right knicky. Alhough I saw your post above on the wall first, which confused me.

I don’t know what everyone else thinks, but I would like to be able to see a bit more on ‘the wall’ – so maybe some smaller fonts and less white space. If possible? If everyone else agrees?