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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

• 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 ›

• Haunted Houses

  By georgelthomas on 20 Oct 2018 • ( 13 )

  

  Hi everyone, I wrote this poem about haunted houses as a bit of fun, and I thought I’d share it with you all. I hope you enjoy it! Haunted Houses There’s a house on almost every streetThat’s spoken of in hushed… Read More ›

• 5 Tips for Writing a Great First Chapter

  By georgelthomas on 15 Oct 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Chapter one is often the most difficult chapter to write, and that’s because this is where we need to grab a reader and hold them until the end of the book. We need our first chapter to work for us,… Read More ›

• Writing Tips 8

  By georgelthomas on 8 Oct 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  Hi everyone, it’s been a short while since I’ve written a Writing Tips post, so I carved out a chunk of time this afternoon, and that’s just what I did! Don’t Underestimate your Readers It’s rather easy to fall into the… Read More ›

• My Favourite Time of Year

  By georgelthomas on 25 Sep 2018 • ( 13 )

  

  Hi everyone, it’s looking very autumnal where I am right now, and I’ve been inspired so I thought I’d share this poem with you all. I hope you’re all having a smashing day! My Favourite Time of Year When the… Read More ›

• Interesting Collective Nouns 2

  By georgelthomas on 20 Sep 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  After falling down another collective noun rabbit hole earlier today, I thought that I’d share another ten that jumped out at me. Interesting Collective Nouns 2 ‘Entrance’ is the collective name for a group of actresses. An entrance of actresses…. Read More ›

• Confused Words 6

  By georgelthomas on 20 Sep 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Hi everyone, here’s another round of commonly confused words! Loose, Lose Loose: this is the word you’d use when referring to something which has not been firmly fixed in place, or when talking about a piece of fabric or clothing… Read More ›