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I always wanted to be a writer. When my children were small I would tell them a story I had made up when they went to bed. When they went to boarding school, they were still quite young, and my letter to them were often stories I had written. And illustrated.

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Fiction writing: How to create believable characters: 6 of 41

Believable characters are the essence of successful fiction writing. Holding your reader's attention from the first page, your characters carry him along into the plot, with the force of a river in flood. Your reader is helplessly involved. To achieve this bond with the reader is the objective of every writer. To begin with,...
Travel > Africa & Middle East Travel Diaries Travel experiences: Namibia, Africa: 1 of 5

Namibia! How I had longed to visit that country. When I stepped off the aeroplane on that warm September morning, and walked to the terminal building, there was a feeling of excitement and anticipation. "I am here. At last, I am in Namibia." Windhoek is a beautiful city. Being small gives it the charm of all small towns. Bei...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Figuring out one's personal identity: 11 of 13

It started at about six years of age. Before that, I knew who I was. I always knew I was a girl. Female. I knew I was human, like my parents. I wasn't a dog, or a budgerigar, or a grasshopper. I knew I needed to eat human food. Dog biscuits do not taste the same as biscuits for humans. In fact, the dog (a great Dane cross) -...
Home & Garden > Perennials Perennial flowers: 7 of 7

The most useful plants in the garden are the perennials. They return year after year, and outline the design, forming the background and determining the edge of any border. Between the perennials, annuals can safely be planted, to show off their lovely colors for their brief time each year. The perennials' flowers complement...