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In Print (Virtually)

June 13th 2009 14:37
My Name Is Pie - Cover

As those of you who have visited over at the new blog (which is doing nicely without the attention of resident psychotics, thank you) will know, I just self-published my first kids' eBook.

It's a short story with pictures to colour - the illustrations are by a lady named Lidia Ivanova, who produced some seriously "awwww"-inducing work!

Very exciting time, I can assure you, especially since it's so far been well-received by both parents and children. The image above is the cover (click for a bigger version). Drop in and have a look-see!

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Visiting With Friends

May 25th 2009 08:21
I thought I'd drop in and say "Hello", since I've been away at my new home for a while now. It's been pretty successful: the freelancing's picked up, the site's doing well and things are moving along nicely.

Why not drop in and see what's new? I'll bring the coffee if you bring the biscuits.
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Return To Sender

April 29th 2009 18:06
After a great deal of effort, a good slapping for an online freelancing site and an interminable wait, I'm finally able to announce the new home of Wordophilia. Yes, I'm moving. I'm afraid all the back-biting annoyed the hell out of me and, particularly since this domain name is a threatened entity, I figured I'd shuffle away sooner rather than later.

Qwerk.com is staying


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Absence

April 21st 2009 13:45
Yes, I've not been around for a while. Why?

Things like this comments thread and this whole pointless load of childishness (not Damo's post, but the crap that caused it


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Scribophile

April 14th 2009 18:56
Scribophile logo

I've been keeping half an eye on this site for a little while now. I heard about it from a fellow MyLotter and it struck me that it was somewhat similar to the Authonomy site that Moonglow posted about.

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Changes

April 12th 2009 22:59
A short pause today, while I redesign the site a bit. Hope you like the new look: the old one was a bit too boring for my liking.

I've also taken some time to sit and think about the purpose of Wordophilia as well - or, to use a putrid marketing phrase, to define a mission statement. Thank the Gods I have a muse at home with whom I can discuss this stuff: she always inspires me. It's nice to be able to put into words what I'd like to be doing here


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10 Stupid Spelling Mistakes To Avoid

April 11th 2009 18:28
Image by Kevin Marks

Time for a little finger-pointing fun today, methinks. I'm not going to get into that whole "correct spelling and grammar" argument - you know, the one about the language dying. Why not? Well, mostly because it's been done to death a million times, but also because it always degenerates into a personal mud-throwing affair (and there's far too much of that going on already).

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Problogger's 'Better Blog' Project

April 10th 2009 09:48
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Problogger is considered the site for people wishing to make a business of blogging. The guy who built it did just that - quite unexpectedly, at first - and continues to make a success of his online business. There's a book, there are talks and conventions and there's free advice online in his blog.

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Writing And Plagiarism

April 8th 2009 13:05
Plagiarism Is Theft

plagiarism –noun The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
(Dictionary.com Unabridged. Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.)
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Fun With Grammar

April 7th 2009 23:27

Just for a change, I thought I'd post some amusingly bad advertising. Well, amusing for Grammar Nazis like myself, that is. Enjoy the pics - and read the bit at the bottom.

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