My Dog Who Chews

When my dog chews a bone, she chews it with so much gusto, I wonder, why? What is it about this solid form that entertains her so much, and stops her chewing my trousers, my shoes, my sofa, fluff from under the sofa, my boots, my coat, the cat, her bed, my bed, me? She…

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Book Review: Sapiens

I could just write, wow, and stop this post, but I think I owe to all of us to pen a few paragraphs on this fantastic book. As a writer, slash, blogger, slash,, reader, slash, person, I love books! A few years back I turned to books that taught you something. This wonderful moment conveniently…

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T2 – In review

Ahh Edinburgh, what a wonderful city to live in. It’s beauty is rarely captured on screen, (unless of course you scroll Instagram with the hashtag Edinburgh), so it’s great to see it feature in Danny Boyle’s T2, the long awaited sequel to the iconic, Trainspotting. I watched it at the Cameo cinema, surrounded by the…

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Rocket Fuel for the Soul

This must be the weirdest post you’ll have read from me in a while because it’s actually a real life diary entry post and not a post about beauty, make up or fashion over on the Swag Guide, it’s from actual me. A few people have asked why I don’t have this blog public anymore…

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Get Your SWAG on Bloggers

So, how pants am I? You could be fooled into thinking pretty much so if you take these blog updates as anything to go by. However, I juggle a lot of things singlehandedly, so actually, sometimes, I think i’m pretty badass. But you don’t get to be badass without a good support network, and I…

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If I Were Chocolate….

After a few recent changes I found myself walking along by the sea, near  to where I live, with the wind in my face. I love to live by the sea, at least I think it’s the sea, it’s definitely water. ANYWAY, while I was there, walking and listening to music, I began to count…

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And Just Like That, She Was Back…

I know right, I’ve started with that sentence so many times, but dear blog readers, (you lucky (?!) two who stayed with me) I think I am back, I am definitely still dreaming! It’s tentative, but the creative juices are flowing at Casa De Karlie. I’ve been writing a bit, I’ve been thinking a lot,…

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Where Does The Time Go?

<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4793811/?claim=z7rrvcgdwey”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Hello! I am back. I have been so busy doing other things that writing has taken a backseat in my day to day. I’ve talked so much about cultivating good habits in writing in this blog, it is a shame I have not taken my own advice! Write daily,…

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How To Write A Successful Screenplay

This week I was added to a list of Screen Writers to watch. I know, exciting right! I thought this would be a great opportunity to share with you some of my top tips on how to write a successful screenplay; and what it is like in a day in the life of a supercool…

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