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    A voyage of discovery

    ByGreta 14 July 202127 October 2025

    Progress is being made on the search for the crimson lady. Some of you might remember the name was the scarlet lady not so long ago. That was before an astute English friend pointed out that Virgin very recently launched its first cruise ship, named… wait for it… the Scarlet Lady. (Thanks, Mike.) Here she…

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    What The Battle of 5 Armies taught me about writing

    ByGreta 12 December 201527 October 2025

    I’m always keen to see the extended edition of movies that take my fancy. The Hobbit trilogy is one such. And I have to say, the extra 20 minutes shown in the movie did not, in my opinion, add much. In fact, a few times I caught myself thinking, “I can see why he cut…

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    The Hobbit – how to turn a kid’s book into a block buster movie

    ByGreta 26 May 201327 October 2025

    I watched The Hobbit the other day. It’s old history, I know, but that’s how it is at my place. Anyway, having watched the movie (part 1) I re-read the book for the first time in many years. It was an interesting exercise in seeing how a children’s book was adapted to be a fitting…

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    Using real history as a plot. Not as easy as it sounds?

    ByGreta 12 March 201327 October 2025

    It’s time to start a new writing adventure, face the cold, blank screen and begin. For me, it’s the hardest part of the whole process – the empty page. Once something – anything – is down, words are written, then you can read them back and change them, because the thought is there, translated into…

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