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Wise words

“If you only write when inspired you may be a fairly decent poet but you’ll never be a novelist.” – Neil Gaiman ..argh. *sigh*

Posted byklaiJuly 14, 2011Posted inasideTags: meta, writingLeave a comment on Wise words

Woo, palaeography! (argh)

So, I’m transcribing bits of documents I photographed at the Staffordshire Record Office and the William Salt Library in Stafford last September. Most of the docs are older than the ones I usually deal with, which means I have to struggle a bit to read the handwriting. Today’s post is a celebration of the idiocy […]

Posted byklaiJuly 12, 2011April 9, 2019Posted inasideTags: argh, manuscripts, palaeography, rantLeave a comment on Woo, palaeography! (argh)

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