I was talking to someone about their book and told how I was mentioned on their Facebook author page. I asked for the link to see it. I was surprised to find that I had already liked the page. I scrolled down, saw the post, and noticed there were many more posts I'd never seen.… Continue reading Don’t Fight Facebook!
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Using Goodreads – Part 2
The original post regarding the use of Goodreads is here. One of the things I didn't know is the difference between a friend and a follower. I eventually found this explanation. What is the difference between a friend and a follower? A friend is a two-way commitment: Both people have to agree to it. If… Continue reading Using Goodreads – Part 2
Using Goodreads
I've always found Goodreads difficult to use, it's clunky and what you see is not always what you get. There are lots of things that I don't like, a lot that is not user friendly and simple things are made difficult. However, this post is about using Goodreads in a positive way. First things first,… Continue reading Using Goodreads
Let’s Talk Dirty
by Karen J Mossman How often do you nip to the toilet? No, I don't expect you to answer that. Just think about it for a moment. It's normal. It's part of your day and everyone around you. We all talk about it at some point and it's as natural as talking about your next… Continue reading Let’s Talk Dirty
Extra Life Charity
Extra Life is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital's fundraising program within the gaming community. Participants fundraise year-round and pledge to game for 24 hours with one goal: to save and improve the lives of sick and injured kids. Funds raised stay local to help pediatric patients at 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across North America.… Continue reading Extra Life Charity
How to Deal with Reviews
By Karen J Mossman As authors, we love book reviews. Without them how would we know if readers enjoy our work? People don’t like leaving reviews and I don’t know why. I am an author but first and foremost I'm a reader. I love writing reviews. Perhaps that’s just the writer in me. I’ve spent… Continue reading How to Deal with Reviews
The Oldham Infirmary
We are now home. In July we were at the City of London Orthopaedic Hospital, where poor persons of every nation who are afflicted with clubfoot, contortions, or distortions of the limbs, curvature of the spine, or other bodily deformities have attention.
A Visit to Kersal Cell
One of these is Kersal Cell, at Higher Broughton, near Manchester, which was originally built on the site of an old monastery of Cluny monks, which being one of the richest monastic establishments in Lancashire was sequestered, with many others by King Henry the Eighth
AN INCORRIGIBLE WOMAN
AN ASSAULT IN COURT While I was searching the archives in Shropshire looking for something to do with my family history, I came across this. I thought it was quite fascinating. Flora Manuel, an inmate of the Union Workhouse, was charged with refusing to work, and with threatening the labour mistress, Miss Isabella Graham. As… Continue reading AN INCORRIGIBLE WOMAN
The Bronte Museum
by Karen J Mossman In the 1990s, I visited the Bronte museum in Howarth, Yorkshire. This is the article I wrote about it back then. It was late afternoon on a dark, cold November day. Leaden clouds filled the sky and a damp mist settled over the streets. I was visiting relatives in Keighley and… Continue reading The Bronte Museum
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