SillyBeggar
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Good day! Welcome to the forum!
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Thanks for the continued warm welcome. I salute you all!
I'm fae Kirkcaldy originally!!Welcome to the forum:mrgreen:
I'm also from Kirkcaldy originally! I'm doing a book signing in Waterstones in Kirkcaldy on Saturday 20th June If you're around, pop in and say howdy!
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I think what happened at the end was: Alex was held at gunpoint by Summers, Gene shot him and the blonde girl came in and held a gun to Alex, but Gene fired and hit Alex by mistake (at which point she passed out in the 80s world and woke up in her own time).
I'd like to see a series where Gene finds himself in the present day. That would be hilarious!
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Did anyone see the Season Finale of Ashes to Ashes last night. I thought it was brilliant! I just wondered if anyone else enjoyed it and what they thought the ending meant? Is there going to be another series or is that how they're ending the whole show?
How could they leave me hanging like this?!
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How's it goin' SillyBegger?
You're only just down the road from me. I'm in a wee village called Tullibody - you might have seen it on Crime-Watch at some point!
Anyway, welcome, come on in, pour yourself a drink and enjoy the banter.
Hey, I know Tullibody! Pleased to meetcha!
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I probably wouldn't re-read a novel because I'd rather find something new, but books such as the Calvin and Hobbes or Foxtrot comic strip collections can be read over an over. Even if you remember the joke, it is nice to appreciate the artwork or the pacing of it.
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Wow! Thanks for the warm welcome. I feel a lot of high fives coming on.
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Thanks for the warm welcome, amigos. Is it too early for a group hug?
Ooh, where in Scotland are you? We have quite a few members north of the border - I'm in Aberdeen.
I'm from Dunfermline. If you're ever in Dunfermline, I'm the person wandering around with the face that looks like mine. Of course, you'd have to know my face already to identify me.
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My vocab's fairly vast so the best way for an author to impress me is to use a word that, back in the days of living at home, would make me shout "Muu-uuum! What does x mean?" It doesn't happen very often, but when it does I try to have a notebook handy to jot the new word down to look up, mull over, and strive to use in my own work.
One word I hate seeing over-used is, quite simply, "said". When language allows you to convey emotion, depth, atmosphere, relationships with words like "whispered", "exclaimed", "cried", "blurted out", "blubbered", "muttered", "sighed", "smirked", "jeered", "rejoiced", "agreed", "concurred", "exploded", "called", "whimpered", "simpered", "shouted", "trilled", "requested", "demanded", "conceded"... you say "said". and. repeat. it. for. two. pages. of. dialogue?!?!!
Well said.
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Hello folks. I'm an author, book lover and dreamer from Scotland. I've just found this forum and I'm looking forward to partaking in some good book banter.
Greetings Earthlings!
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Haha! It'll be worth the trip!