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Blog: A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts.

My blog will be based around the topics of writing, editing, books and other general stuff that I want to share with you.


Word: A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

I want to convey the power of words and the ways in which they can be used.


Life: The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

I don't like the description of life as a "condition", nor do I think this covers what life truly is. Life is emotion, experience, and our own perseption of the world around us.


Story: An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

A story can be fact or fiction, but, just as with life, we experience it in a different way to any other person.


I'll introduce myself, shall I? My name is Alexandra, but only exam boards and distant relatives call me that; assuming you don't fall into either of those categories, you can call me Alex, Lex or Lexical (I dare you to find a more nerdy nickname). I'm sixteen, currently studying maths, English lit & lang, physics and psychology at A level.

Some people are probably thinking "She's just a teenager, she doesn't know a thing about writing". Well, in an area where there are very fews rules and an abundance of opinions, nobody can really say whether you know more than I do. I'll probably say a fair few things you disagree with, and I don't mind you disagreeing with me (though I tend to argue my point pretty passionately). It's more than likely that at some point I'll say something that is undeniably wrong but, to borrow a lyric from Hank Green, "making a mistake is just a chance you've got to take", so if I delve into a topic without doing the proper research, just gently break the news to me that I got something wrong.

I'll post something more related to writing soon, and possibly an actual piece of original fiction (but only if you're lucky).
For now I'll say goodbye, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, dasvidaniya, allons-y Alonso* and thanks for all the fish!

(I realise this means "let's go" rather than "goodbye", but I couldn't resist.)