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How CSS works: parsing and painting CSS in the critical rendering path | Log Rocket buff.ly/2Jv8j2h

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😴 Fall asleep in seconds by listening to a soothing voice read the EU’s new GDPR legislation | Verge buff.ly/2JrtSUG

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How to write better error messages | UX Planet buff.ly/2siJHTW

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Researchers are using AI to save indigenous languages from extinction | Next Web buff.ly/2kYGVz9

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The best way to save the planet? Drop meat and dairy | George Monbiot buff.ly/2JuFHpR

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Use a lot of JavaScript arrays and objects? You might find these methods useful | Codeburst buff.ly/2sUTlf1

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What will you do to help? Chris Packham warns of 'ecological apocalypse' in Britain | Guardian buff.ly/2y9TPE7 | #ecology #citizenscience

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Don’t eat before reading this | New Yorker buff.ly/2JoEXqg

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'Smartphone zombies' get their own lane | BBC buff.ly/2JBDKLW

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What is the future for #GitHub now? Microsoft has reportedly acquired GitHub | Verge buff.ly/2stU4UW

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It seems the season of annoyingly stupid and buzzy flies in the house has arrived 😏

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Heart-breaking image. We’ve got to move out of the age of plastic. Sir David Attenborough on plastic in the environment | at Facebook buff.ly/2xIhsDv

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What does it mean when we call women girls? | Lot Hub buff.ly/2JimNCs

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The men have revealed their best excuses for not employing women on boards | The Pool buff.ly/2xDl3mb

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What are feeding your rabbit? Rabbit Awareness Week buff.ly/2xMsmIr

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This is so true 😥 When walking our #dogs on beaches or anywhere else where people congregate and leave their trash we are more worried about their welfare 😢 #passonplastic #KeepBritainTidy #takeyourtrashhome pic.twitter.com/MW9bjReLrF

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Revealed: industrial-scale beef farming comes to the UK | Guardian buff.ly/2siYWMH

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What to do if you see a baby bird 🐦 | Park Hall Veterinary Clinic (on Facebook) buff.ly/2smGTo6

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How heavy use of social media is linked to mental illness | Economist buff.ly/2ItCDdm | #sleep #depression

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Facebook and Google face first GDPR complaints over ‘forced consent’ | Tech Crunch buff.ly/2s5BGle

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Nutritionists give their verdict on 'health trend' of drinking salt water | Independent buff.ly/2saJTnA pic.twitter.com/qk3W0aPU58

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I suppose I really should get round to doing something with all these emails about GDPR at some point. NCSC (part of GCHQ) ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/coun… | #GDPRday pic.twitter.com/iy0yGp4vgF

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Mysterious rise in banned ozone-destroying chemical shocks scientists | Guardian buff.ly/2rNguiS pic.twitter.com/DBMCcq2Uty

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Vog: When lava hits the sea | BBC News buff.ly/2IYyz8q pic.twitter.com/Hf4VHsWaSb

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Teens taking the pain out of periods | BBC News buff.ly/2wU18Po pic.twitter.com/Z0fivnEAtx

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Derek Shoemaker

A year and a half ago, almost to the day, I got fired from a customer service job. It was two weeks after my mother’s funeral. A month later, I started teaching myself programming. An hour ago, I accepted a new job. I’m a software developer now.

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My no.41: names have more than x characters. Falsehoods that programmers believe about names | Kalzumeus Software buff.ly/1sx7UDA

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Sr Rosari told me to type two spaces after a full stop. One doesn’t argue with Sr Rosari. One space between each sentence, they said. Science just proved them wrong. | The Washington Post buff.ly/2HRg9mg

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This is how you exit Vim. So intuitive 🙄 How the hell do I exit: A beginner's guide to Vim buff.ly/2FLelJA

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I will show this to @colinscape next time he complains I’m untidy. twitter.com/PadraigBelton/…

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Yanny or Laurel? I heard Yanny (actually, Yemmy) until I watched a video that split the high and low pitches and now I only hear Laurel 🤯 twitter.com/CloeCouture/st…

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A well deserved #Webby win for @ay8s, @JordanMorgan10 and the rest of the @buffer team 🎉🍾 twitter.com/ay8s/status/99…

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A question for my anxiety: what if things work out? | Shine Text buff.ly/2w88w9l

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This problem was noticed 100 years ago, and yet nothing has been done. I’d love to put my purse, phone, keys etc in my pockets so I don’t have to carry a bag. But I can’t because I wear women’s clothes not men’s. #inaction #gender #pockets #whatsinyourbag #whatsinyourpocket twitter.com/ErmerlindaJ/st…

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At last, children’s clothes that come in other colours than pink 👚and blue 👕 👧🧒👦 Fed up with just pink and blue? Get to Little Roos! | Spotted in Ely buff.ly/2rcDXdb

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Regex course, part one: basic concepts. | Marcin Wanago buff.ly/2HDLAQB

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Mind-boggling. 10 reasons why men opposed votes for women | BBC buff.ly/2FrhmhP

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Reality Check: where are all the female statues? | BBC buff.ly/2HyRyqf

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Why you shouldn't use those black peel-off face masks everyone's obsessed with | Metro buff.ly/2FZlWEy

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Peregrine falcon v skier: who will win? twitter.com/BBCEarth/statu…

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Zumba classes with Russ are back on at Black Horse Drove. Go along and have fun getting fit! #zumba pic.twitter.com/mPhYL4i3r7

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One problem with drying clothes outside on the line is that when you bring them in, there might be a green spider crawling around your socks.

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Found a new book series 📚 to read but don’t know the order to read them in? Try this site: Book Series in Order buff.ly/2Hu6cim

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Can we please give women's clothes proper pockets? | BBC Three buff.ly/2Ibs81k pic.twitter.com/704Oz2Ljvk

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When did you last use an RSS/Atom feed? It's time for an RSS revival | Wired buff.ly/2pTep3X

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The City Of Eels celebrates eels. Ely Eel Festival 15th anniversary year this weekend | Ely Standard buff.ly/2HKeL8V | #fens #fenlands #eels

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Have you messed up Git or did your cat walk across the keyboard then reboot the computer? Relax, it can be fixed 😅 | #git How to undo (almost) anything with Git | GitHub buff.ly/2qlklD7 twitter.com/MrPerkins_Cat/…

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Duckling season is approaching! Look out for baby ducks 🦆🐣🐥 Cambridgeshire Wildlife Care buff.ly/2rcdPQs #ducklings #ducks

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Evolution of the English Alphabet | Useful Charts buff.ly/2H91hlZ

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SkyKnit: How an AI took over an adult knitting community | Atlantic buff.ly/2FEXhG1

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Even pumas are gentler than @MrPerkins_Cat 😼 Appreciate buff.ly/2Gg7ppv

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Harriet Harman urges watchdog to force change on equal pay | Guardian buff.ly/2q3OqqM

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Knitting has been revolutionary in the way I manage my mental health | Pool buff.ly/2I8rPR8 pic.twitter.com/m11oHeWKlw

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#parentingtips pic.twitter.com/f1W9xqJA1E

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Login With Facebook data hijacked by JavaScript trackers | Tech Crunch buff.ly/2EXhaXG

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We have lots of sky in the fens. Here’s some of it. #sky #fens pic.twitter.com/SThcMBwczq

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How to make hooked or progged brooches | Judy Foster buff.ly/2ual1As pic.twitter.com/XRYAlZaIcS

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Cats kneading | r/KneadyCats buff.ly/2G6YfOA pic.twitter.com/e3mDdmKpT4

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Something I've wondered about since hearing the term 'literary fiction' being bandied about a lot is what distinguishes it from ordinary fiction. I'm not the only one. Any ideas, anyone? Contradictory nature of 'literary fiction'? | Reddit r/writing buff.ly/2ydoU9P pic.twitter.com/JKXC…

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Get yourself along to this day devoted to writing! Ely Arts Festival Writers' Day buff.ly/2t2qeHu | #elywritersday

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Four ways to write a better antagonist | Helping Writers Become Authors | buff.ly/2Jij0W1

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Tips for balancing stories with multiple points of view | Well Storied buff.ly/2M4KuAc | #pov #multiplepov #mpov

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If you’re struggling with your scene, here’s another way to think about it. How to write strong scenes: four key questions to evaluate your scene | Writers’ Digest buff.ly/2sNMWCe

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Ten things to get your novel published | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2sL3r30

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It seems @JeffBezos of Amazon is breaking Chinese law, but is ok with it. Are you? Underpaid and exhausted: the human cost of your Kindle | Guardian buff.ly/2Mayddr | #Amazon #Kindle #Alexa | @amazon @AmazonUK @AmazonKindle

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Have you entered the Ely Writers’ Day competition yet? The deadline is midnight tonight! 🕛 Ely Writers' Day buff.ly/2JK5RZb | #ElyWritersDay is not affiliated with us.

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The anti-library: why unread books are the most important | buff.ly/2H77pXG

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Top 20 books they tried to ban | Telegraph buff.ly/2svuyPi pic.twitter.com/wEbx…

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The gone girl with the dragon tattoo on the train | Five Thirty-eight buff.ly/2stAPuD

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Looking for a book to read? | Recommend me a Book buff.ly/2JeA5mQ | #amreading

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Ely Writers next meet on Wednesday 6th June in @the_cutterinn. What have you written this month? Bring it along and share it with us, if you like! #amwriting pic.twitter.com/iGaI…

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A change in perspective: tips for writing from multiple points of view | Writers' Digest buff.ly/2rGdAMI

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Point of view made easy | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2IFkMAc pic.twitter.com/nkbR…

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Throat clearing: when your story opening is in search of itself | Jane Friedman buff.ly/2IkkrXn pic.twitter.com/9E5V…

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Sitting up with Tom Wolfe — a 1974 interview | Writers' Digest buff.ly/2KsQmBD pic.twitter.com/1U9s…

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Does your story's sidekick serve a purpose? | Well Storied buff.ly/2L4R3lG pic.twitter.com/j4Tw…

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It's not just historical fiction that needs to keep track of time! Setting in time | Writing Forward buff.ly/2kkKTSy pic.twitter.com/GxPM…

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Conducting informational interviews for story research | Writers Helping Writers buff.ly/2k3vohv pic.twitter.com/U65V…

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Searching for the forgotten: recalling details when writing a memoir |Writers' Digest buff.ly/2Llb1ZK pic.twitter.com/1W3B…

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Writing doesn't have to be lonely. How to find a comminuty | Creative Penn buff.ly/2IEW8DX pic.twitter.com/7a6U…

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How to encourage readers to invest in your story by crafting relatable characters | Well Storied buff.ly/2IEXG0J pic.twitter.com/P2pP…

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Philip Larkin – Jill | Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely buff.ly/2s5YLn8 pic.twitter.com/z0M1…

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This is what the writer is like | New Yorker buff.ly/2rs47IZ | via @blackbirdwrite

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Lots of advice on writing a book here, including getting a cat and not being bogged down by all the advice on the internet. How to make a book | Creative Independent buff.ly/2L32biX | via @martinxo

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Do you keep a private secret diary? I haven’t done regularly for a long time. Maybe it’s time to buy a new notebook. Celebrated writers on the creative benefits of keeping a diary | Brain Pickings buff.ly/2wxSPsi | via @RosieJpoet

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Writers should know a lot about Alot 😁 The Alot is better than you at everything | Hyperbole and a Half | buff.ly/2w81Xnf

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Writers’s block? Write 100 words and get a kitten 😻 Written? Kitten! buff.ly/2FzAIBq

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Let future-you worry about the quality of your first draft. Let present-you just write it. First drafts | Austin Kleon buff.ly/2Kmv6y6 | HT @martinxo (of #ElyWriters fame) pic.twitter.com/IuZb…

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How to make historical fiction ring true | Writers Online buff.ly/2Ft0NlW

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Why not join our writing group if you’re in the Ely area? 😉 Miss having co-workers? Here’s how to start a writing group | Write Life buff.ly/2uf2Mdk

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Friday in Kyiv | Martin Black buff.ly/2JEuVNL | #ElyWriters

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How to lay out your dialogue | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2JGxxub

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How to use adjectives wisely and judiciously | Jane Friedman buff.ly/2qTLAWE

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How to craft spectacular secondary characters | Well Storied buff.ly/2vNbGzf

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Dialogue – how to keep it real | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2JA9Un2

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Have you ever wanted to give up on your writing? Did you give up or did you persuade yourself to get back to it? The hard truth about writing: sometimes you just want to give up | Lauren Sapala buff.ly/2JrxylC pic.twitter.com/N7p7…

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We know dialogue is important, but… … what should your characters talk about? | Helping Writers Become Authors buff.ly/2I4CPTh

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Why do you write? | Thought Co buff.ly/2Kn0FId

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What’s your perfect crime novel? Top writers choose their perfect crime novel | Guardian buff.ly/2HZMB9k

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Looking for a new crime novel to read? Try one of these! Four new crime novels from great authors | Globe and Mail buff.ly/2FreP7s

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Emma Healey is visiting Ely this month | Topping & Company Booksellers buff.ly/2resHwU

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Thursday – leaving England, first night in Kyiv | Martin Black buff.ly/2Kp7jgZ | #ElyWriters

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The mysterious Cambridge University Library tower opens to the public | Independent buff.ly/2FtrZkt

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It might be raining in Ely now, but it’ll have stopped in time for our monthly meeting tonight in @the_cutterinn (42 Annesdale). See you at 6 pm? Forecast by @DarkSkyApp pic.twitter.com/x81N…

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Fancy a weekend of crime by the sea? Slaughter in Southwold | Suffolk Libraries buff.ly/2KpChpx

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Change of meeting schedule | Ely Writers buff.ly/2KmwFw2 | #ElyWriters pic.twitter.com/DaSk…

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Found a new book series 📚 to read but don’t know the order to read them in? Try this site: Book Series in Order buff.ly/2Hu6cim

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Fancy a bit of monologue and poetry? Then this should be just the ticket pic.twitter.com/SceI…

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"Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you." ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. pic.twitter.com/mK8o…

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How to stop wishing you had more time to write | Copyblogger buff.ly/2JAimn9 pic.twitter.com/94R9…

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How to not mess up your book series | Writers Helping Writers buff.ly/2v1EzY8 pic.twitter.com/fbqT…

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In story-telling, never state what you can imply | Jane Friedman buff.ly/2GPXD14 pic.twitter.com/SE8z…

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"The scariest moment is always just before you start." ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft pic.twitter.com/SEIM…

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Roleplay By Alan Ayckbourn to be performed at Haslingfield Village Hall | List buff.ly/2JD2a4F pic.twitter.com/qNWK…

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Gogglebox's June Bernicoff to write book about life with late husband Leon | Metro buff.ly/2IOhlXD pic.twitter.com/IRd3…

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