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August Update

Posted on August 19, 2020 by barrylillie

I thought as I had a few minutes to spare this morning I’d update my blog. I thought I’d tell you all how August been thus far. Well, to be honest, it’s been quite productive. My first piece of news … Continue reading →

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Nel Deserto Della Scrittura

Posted on August 5, 2020 by barrylillie

I had a conversation last week with another writer and it went something like this: HIM: “It’s good to see that you’ve started to write again.” ME: “I never stopped writing.” HIM: “I assumed you had.” ME: “Why?” HIM: “Because … Continue reading →

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One Line

Posted on July 20, 2020 by barrylillie

Continuing on from my post, The Idea Generator, I thought I’d share another file that’s stored there. I have pages where odd lines that have popped into my head reside. These are often lines that I think would be interesting. … Continue reading →

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The Idea Generator

Posted on July 16, 2020 by barrylillie

Ideas are key to sustaining writing. A writer needs ideas to generate output. Without ideas a writer can quickly become stale or complacent. For me, starting out writing for the theatre meant that I was lucky. Ideas came from outside … Continue reading →

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April 2014

Posted on May 1, 2014 by barrylillie

Here are the links to my Italy Magazine features for the month of April 2014: http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/sabina-medieval-villages-superb-olive-oil-and-tranquility-roman-countryside http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/lets-look-piedmont-brief-guide http://www.italymagazine.com/news/rediscovering-paestum http://www.italymagazine.com/news/renting-car-italy http://www.italymagazine.com/news/best-kept-secret-viterbos-thermal-baths http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/buying-property-italy-part-2

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The Evolution of the Written Word and Uninvited Censorship

Posted on April 27, 2013 by barrylillie

At the moment it would be fair to say that I’m living in chaos. I’m in the middle of a house restoration and every day I am subjected to drilling, hammering and the banter of a jovial half French, half … Continue reading →

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Realistic Dialogue

Posted on April 15, 2013 by barrylillie

During a previous meeting with the Renegade Writers, our illustrious leader, Peter Coleborn, said something that ordinarily shouldn’t make sense. He said that dialogue in fiction isn’t true to life, but it has to be written to appear realistic. As … Continue reading →

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Do We Write With Accent

Posted on February 28, 2013 by barrylillie

My friend Malcolm, a published author of non-fiction books and also a writer of fiction posted on his blog the idea that what we write and the way we write it is determined by who and where we are. Is … Continue reading →

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Yet Another ‘A New Life in the Sun’ Book

Posted on February 27, 2013 by barrylillie

Back in 2010 while I was on holiday in Italy, the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull erupted spewing ash into the atmosphere and grounding planes. This meant that we couldn’t fly home at the time we had booked to do so: no … Continue reading →

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