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23 year old UK based writer with a BA in English and a MA in Creative and Critical Writing.

Also writes on Constant Content.

Passionate about literature, writing, and publishing.

Currently trying to adjust to living in the countryside, finish several novels,

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Other Great pranks to play on people: 4 of 62
Playing pranks on people is a great way to have a bit of fun at school, work, college - heck just about anywhere. Pranks are not, however, without their risks; and I'm not just talking about the risk that someone will decide to prank you for revenge. Before playing a prank, you've got to recognise that not everyone will share... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: So you want to be a dictator: 1 of 8
Ever get the overwhelming urge to run your own country? Do you ever feel that everyone else is a fool and only you, and you alone, know what is good for the world? Ever feel the need to erect lots of statues of yourself? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then there's a good chance that you're turning into a dictato... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Symptoms and treatment of anxiety: 4 of 30
WHAT IS ANXIETY?Anxiety is the term for a combination of mental and physical symptoms that are related to the fight or flight' response. This is when the body reacts to a threat or stressful event by physiologically preparing to defend itself or flee. This involves releasing specific neurochemicals in the brain, such as serot... More..
Style & Beauty > Clothing Tips & Advice Tips for men buying lingerie for their lady: 1 of 5
Buying Lingerie: Getting The Right Size Many men want to buy lingerie for their partner. What better gift than something that makes your lady feel sexy and that you can both enjoy together time and time again? But many men fear to make take the plunge, worried that they don't know enough about lingerie to buy the right size... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Best end-of-the-world novels: 1 of 5
One of the greatest, and one of the few true, end of the world novels is 'Starmaker' by the talented but little recognised Olaf Stapledon. It is one of the greatest end of the world novels because of the incredible scope of Stapledon's writing, and one of the only true ones because not only does Stapledon describe the end of ... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Authors Book reviews: Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman: 1 of 4
'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman is one of those rarest of books, a book that was originally a television series before making the leap to the printed page. It was born of Gaiman's enthusiasm for the story he had to tell: when he realised that he could not cram everything he wanted to into the television series, he choose to creat... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: 28 Weeks Later: 8 of 30
WARNING: SPOILERSI've got to say that 28 Days Later, the original title in the sequence is one of my favourite films. So it was with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation that I went to see 28 Weeks Later, hoping that it was capable of living up to the original, worried that it couldn't. I was right to be worried.In the o... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Who do you think is the most important person ever to live: 19 of 66
I believe the most important person to ever live was Charles Darwin.Given the huge wealth of people who have had an impact on the world, both positively and negatively, it is incredibly hard to pick a single person above all the others. Yet if asked to name a single individual I would have to pick the English naturalist and a... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Stardust: 5 of 15
'Stardust' is the story of Tristan Thorne's quest to bring back a star for his lady love Victoria in order to win her hand in marriage. A simple task, yet with problematic complications. Unfortunately for Tristan the falling star in question happens to have landed across the Wall, in the fairytale realm of Stormhold, a fantas... More..
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book Reviews: World War Z - An oral history of the zombie war, by Max Brooks: 1 of 3
Max Brooks' 'World War Z: An oral history of the zombie war' is set a decade after the events about which he wrote in his first of book of the series 'The Zombie Survival Guide'. While the previous book provided a clinical and detached practical guide to protecting oneself from a zombie invasion, Brooks' new novel is a more e... More..