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Allison on April 3rd, 2012

It occurred to me today – as I was waiting for my physio appointment to get some advice on the tendonitis I have in my thumb/hand – that we writers ask a lot of our hands every single day. It’s quite scary to think that if something happened to our hands we could end up [...]

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It would appear I’m not the only one to suffer from this, judging by the comments I have had to that post. Please keep them coming, and I will keep you posted on what happens as a result of my physio appointment (which is next Tuesday). I’m not expecting anything major to come of it, [...]

Continue reading about Thanks for the response to my post about De Quervain’s tendonitis

I just discovered I have this, which is why I am typing with my left thumb taped to the finger next to it to stop it moving. I also have a wrist brace on to limit movement in my wrist while we wait for a proper thumb brace to wing its way to us in [...]

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Allison on January 6th, 2012

As you’ll know if you read my previous blog post, I was fortunate enough to receive a Kindle for Christmas. This has really opened my eyes to the possibilities of writing for this particular channel. It has also made me think seriously about re-issuing a couple of my previous eBooks for the Kindle platform. Interestingly [...]

Continue reading about Writing for the Kindle: first thoughts

You know how sometimes you get a mental picture of something, only to find afterwards that you had your facts wrong? I’ve had just that kind of thing happen to me this week. I live in the UK so it’s around that time when you need to think about getting your accounts in order in [...]

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