Category Archives: dyslexia

Dinosaur wisdom

Posted on June 22, 2022 by darrack1

When you grow up, people stop asking you what your favourite dinosaur is. They don’t even care. This is perhaps the most heart breaking, horrific, and depressing things you can realise as an adult… Okay that maybe an exaggeration, but … Continue reading →

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The Dyslexic Writing Process

Posted on September 16, 2021 by darrack1

Over the years I have written a lot about writing, and different bits of the process. I’ve also written once or twice on the subject of dyslexia. This is not really a post about the latter and a lot about … Continue reading →

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Quotes for 2020 #33

Posted on February 7, 2020 by darrack1

An on going series of a quote a day from those most worthy of individuals, writers…  Disclaimer not all quotes are meant to inspire… Not all comments I make upon them are entirely honest either, occasionally Hannibal writes them… Today … Continue reading →

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Physics and the Voodoo Doll…

Posted on August 16, 2017 by darrack1

Occasionally my dyslexic brain and the weird way it makes connections, goes off on an odd tangent and I find my self-thinking about something in a new way. New for me that is, not necessarily new because no one else has ever thought … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing: A Guidebook for the Tourist#6 Proofreading

Posted on March 23, 2017 by darrack1

It may seem obvious, but in case it’s not, or even if it is… 1/ Proofreading your novel. There is nothing, and I do mean nothing, as important as having a good proofreader or three. No matter how many times you … Continue reading →

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dyslexia

Posted on November 9, 2016 by darrack1

This is an unapologetic rant which started on facebook when someone pointed out an error I had made spelling popularism. I have placed it here only because having ranted I realised it was perhaps something I felt I needed to … Continue reading →

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