Mild spoilers ahead for Rogue One: A Star Wars story. In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story two human characters were rendered in CGI (Computer Generated Imagery). Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia and Peter Cushing’s Grand Moth Tarkin. …
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My top ten books
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good start to 2017. Still kept those New Year Resolutions? I received lots of books for Christmas (I’m very easy to buy for. Books, stationary, anything along …
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Spitfire Review: The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k by Sarah Knight
Hello everyone and welcome to a new type of review, a Spitfire Review. Spitfire Reviews are short reviews on books I have recently read. They could be classics, modern bestsellers or a book I particularly enjoyed reading. The first …
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Happy New Year/2017 goals
Happy New Year! 2016 is finally over. I think that the general consensus for 2016 was that it was a bad year. There have been lots of celebrity deaths. Gene Wilder, Kenny Baker, Muhammad Ali, Prince, …
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Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to my writing website.
For any newcomers, or anyone who has just forgotten, I’m Jack Dowd, I’m twenty three years old and I graduated London South Bank University in 2015 with a degree in Creative Writing and I am a writer.
On this website I discuss anything writing related. You won’t find my personal life on here (unless it’s something to do with writing) If you want to follow my personal life please add me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter or just ask me how I’m doing by using my details on the contact me tab.
I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it.
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The 501st Legion and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Spoiler Free Review
If you are a Star Wars fan you would have heard of the 501st Legion. In universe they are a garrison of Stormtroopers that later became known as Vader’s Fist. In the real world they are …
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Writers and Mental Health Issues
Before I start this post, I want to state that I have no mental health problems that I know of. If you’re living with mental health issues and want help, please seek the advise of …
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Five London Horror Stories
Happy Halloween. In the spirit of Halloween I will give you five horror stories and urban legends from old London town. Enjoy! 1) 50 Berkley Square 50 Berkley Square is the most haunted houses in London. Berkley …
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Runners up for Metamorphose’s Magazine (Volume Two)
Hello everyone, As you may have seen from my Facebook and Twitter posts, my short story The Orc is the first runner up in the Fantasy Short Story category in Metamorphose’s Magazine, issue two. My reaction, …
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Top Five Famous Literary Monsters
It’s Halloween month and in the next couple of posts we’re going to be examining anything horror related. Today we’re counting down my top five famous literacy monsters, examining their origins and impact on the …
