Margaret R Kelly

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  • There ain’t no cure for the Summertime Blues

    There ain’t no cure for the Summertime Blues

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    Margaret Kelly
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    I hate the story summer tells, and the way I never seem to belong in it. The time it represents. Those months always seem to come, and linger, for me. They don’t just pass through like any other part of the year; they arrive with a weight, like they know something I don’t, like they’ve…

  • Lovely

    Lovely

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    Margaret Kelly
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    Before I launch into what it is about being greeted with “hey lovely” that irks me so much, please allow me a grammatical side note which proves I am nasty and picky, not “lovely” at all. There are some adjectives that can go it alone without a noun, but “lovely” is not one of them.…

  • More Thoughts on Writing

    More Thoughts on Writing

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    Margaret Kelly
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    I write lots of different things, but I write books for the same reason we read them—to find out what happens next. As carefully as I plan it, I never know, going into a story, exactly how it will end, nor even what twists the plot may take away from what I’ve planned. This makes…

  • Why I’ve included sex scenes in my writing

    Why I’ve included sex scenes in my writing

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    Margaret Kelly
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    Sex is part of the common human experience, and we should write about those, shouldn’t we? I’m always struck by how authors are blithely happy to write shocking scenes of violence or murder (which rarely happens to most of us), yet tell me I’m brave when it comes to writing about sex. Sex can reveal…

  • Reflections from the Writing Journey

    Reflections from the Writing Journey

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    Margaret Kelly
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    We live in an era where it’s possible to receive instant gratification in many fields of endeavour, but except for a few notable individuals, it isn’t possible to decide to be a writer and find your inexperienced self on a dais having a Nobel Prize for Literature pinned to your instantly famous chest. Moreover, you…

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO MY FUNNY AVATAR’S LIFE OF WRITING

    AN INTRODUCTION TO MY FUNNY AVATAR’S LIFE OF WRITING

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    Margaret Kelly
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    Meg Blomfield was the person I was before I married The Sexy-Hot Kelly Nerd. She had a social media presence under her maiden name so students wouldn’t find her to send her friend requests on Faceflop, or Twittillations on Tweetie-pie or follow her on Instaspam. She is not a born writer, just an entertainer with…