Tag Archives: Writing

Why, I Mean, Really Why?

Posted on February 4, 2022 by charliecountryboy

Okay, I’ve not been as prolific as I was, there again I guess I was never actually, prolific. OMG I’ve managed to deviate before I’ve even started. Oh, well…The WHY? question… I keep reading your posts and WP has this … Continue reading →

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It’s Here

Posted on December 17, 2021 by charliecountryboy

So, twenty years in the making, I think I beat The Godfather 2 😂 But I finally published my book. The Siege of Mr Khan’s Curry Shop. And now it’s in paperback. The idea came to me twenty years ago. … Continue reading →

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Nearly There!

Posted on December 12, 2021 by charliecountryboy

After months of editing, rewrites, more editing and finally…. Formatting my book, I have proof copies to read. It’s kinda exciting but at the same time I think I probably know it off by heart 😂 Bradford in 1974.Billy Lynch … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Home

Posted on August 14, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I wonder how many times this has been used as a title for a post? 😂 The NC500 is well and truly over and I could say, ‘Huh, it’s back to work on Monday,’ but as my work is so … Continue reading →

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Out and About (A Bit)

Posted on June 26, 2021 by charliecountryboy

“Do you think it’ll ever get back to normal?” This is a question I hear quite a lot. Thinking back to the society of February 2020, what I’d like to say is. ‘I chuffing hope not.’ But you can’t can … Continue reading →

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Wind, Rain, Cold and Writing

Posted on May 8, 2021 by charliecountryboy

I could begin with – “It’s been a while since I posted,” but I’m worried the response would be, “Really?” 😂 So, I agreed to more hours at work, because they’re in the pooh, thought about ‘shit’ but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Grabbin Some Grammar, Innit 🤟

Posted on June 23, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Sometimes I am inundated with advertising which states I need Grammarly. So, I tested it with a few paragraphs from the Masters 😉 The first paragraph from The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel came up with … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been a Naughty Blogger

Posted on October 9, 2019 by charliecountryboy

Anyone typing ‘Naughty Blogger’ into their rather seedy Search Bar hoping for stockings and suspenders are going to be hugely disappointed. By naughty I mean lapsed, one comment already from the delightful Angel at https://watchyourlifeinpictures.wordpress.com/ left me feeling all chastised … Continue reading →

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Don’t Write a Novel!

Posted on August 16, 2018 by charliecountryboy

‘I know you all hate me,’ he said staring at the floor ashamedly. Now I don’t know if that is a crass line or a good line. But it was the second thing that entered my head after I pressed … Continue reading →

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Bloggity, Blog, Blog

Posted on March 17, 2018 by charliecountryboy

I really couldn’t think of a title. I was wondering about blogs and this thing called niche, I don’t have a niche, something comes into my head and I research it and I write it. The problem is there is … Continue reading →

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