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I'm Geroge, and I'm from the North-East of England. I'm a writer, and I write things. That's about it really; there's not much else I can say. Have a look around at georgelthomas.com and see what I'm all about! :-D

• Interesting Collective Nouns: Festive Edition – Part 1

  By georgelthomas on 13 Dec 2018 • ( 12 )

  

    Hi everyone! It’s been a little while since my last Interesting Collective Nouns post and since Christmas is just around the corner, I thought I’d post a festive edition, just for fun. So without further ado, here are 10 festive… Read More ›

• Winter

  By georgelthomas on 10 Dec 2018 • ( 19 )

  

  Hi everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying the season! Winter is definitely here, it’s freezing right now and it inspired me to write this poem that I’m sharing with you all today. I hope you enjoy it! Winter The days,… Read More ›

• Deck the Halls

  By georgelthomas on 1 Dec 2018 • ( 26 )

  

  Hello everyone! December is here! Where did that come from? It feels like the new year was just weeks ago, It’s gone by so fast. When I was growing up, December 1st was an important day for two reasons: first… Read More ›

• 5 More Tips to Improve Dialogue

  By georgelthomas on 21 Nov 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Hi everyone, I’ve found myself with an hour free this morning so I thought I’d post a follow up to my previous post ‘5 Tips to Improve Dialogue‘. 1  New SpeakersYou should always begin a new paragraph for each new… Read More ›

• Shadow Creep

  By georgelthomas on 16 Nov 2018 • ( 27 )

  

  Hi everyone! As you may have noticed, I’ve really gotten into writing poetry lately; I find that it’s an excellent way to release some creative energy. So, after becoming inspired by a few recent bouts of sleep paralysis, I thought… Read More ›

• Dashes

  By georgelthomas on 13 Nov 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Do you know the difference between a ‘hyphen’, an ‘en dash’ and an ’em dash’? Many people have never heard of ‘en’ and ’em dashes’ but alas, they exist and using them can sometimes be a little bit complicated because… Read More ›

• Tips for Formatting a Manuscript: Part 3

  By georgelthomas on 7 Nov 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Hi everyone, and welcome to the third and final part in the Tips for Formatting a Manuscript series. Without further ado, here are another 5 tips to help you polish up your manuscript so that it has the best possible… Read More ›

• Tips for Formatting a Manuscript: Part 2

  By georgelthomas on 1 Nov 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Hi everyone, and welcome to this, the second part in a three-part series of Tips for Formatting a Manuscript. You can find part one here and part three here. Alignment The main text of your manuscript should be ‘left-aligned’. Do… Read More ›

• All Hallows’ Eve

  By georgelthomas on 31 Oct 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Happy Halloween everyone! Since it’s the time of year for spooks and ghouls, I figured I’d share this poem that I wrote about Halloween. I hope you enjoy it! All Hallows’ Eve On All Hallows’ Eve when the hour is… Read More ›

• Tips for Formatting a Manuscript

  By georgelthomas on 27 Oct 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  Sending your book out to be appraised by professionals is a big deal; the chances are you’ve worked very hard for a very long time trying to make it as perfect as possible, and at the very least, you want… Read More ›