Susan Moffat - author of Alfonso the Tortoise

The following question recently occurred to me, do we need a legal disclaimer when writing a blog? I did some research. The answer definitely seems to be yes . How many of us are blindly typing away on our blogs without considering the legal implications? Probably quite a few. URL: www.freeimages.co.uk Description: " More than 16,000 Free hi-res stock photo images for Web, Design and Printed use. Design, Image Editing and Webmaster tips " So where do you start when you have no legal knowledge. I had an idea of some of the things I'd want to include, but how to word it, and what about what I hadn't thought about? So once again I turned to the internet . Luckily,  other kind bloggers have also asked and answered that question . Here's a blog article, written by a blogger called Raelyn Tan, that I found particularly helpful: https://raelyntan.com/write-blog-disclaimer/ This then gave me a set of points that I nee...

Inspirational Quote, Writing Course News and more Expect Success Whilst reading the February 2017 issue of the Weight Watchers magazine, I came across a very inspirational quote: "Whenever you're doubting your own capabilities ask yourself, What would I think, say or do differently right now if I knew I couldn't fail?" Then get on with it! Continue on a path towards success and don't waver from it." Well I thought that was a lovely quote, which could be applied to almost any area of our lives. Fairford Centre Creative Writing Course After telling you about the writing course that started it all for me, I emailed them and told them about publishing my first book. They were thrilled to hear of my success and have included my story on their website. You can read it at: http://www.inst.org/creative-writing-courses/student-success/moffat.htm Well I hope that you've all had a wonderful Easter break. Susan (and Alfonso) Alfonso th...

The Easter Chick, Creative Writing Course News and Alfonso the Tortoise in Paperback! Hi, I'm Alfonso. This week I want to tell you how I started to learn about creative writing and tell you about a cute Easter chick and the news that the Easter Chick is so excited about - Alfonso the Tortoise is now out in paperback . Who is the Easter Chick? Well a cute Easter Chick has been following me around all week. "Ooh - what's this" says the Easter Chick Apparently he has become a big fan. He found something of interest when he was having a wander! "Ooh - now this looks very interesting!" says the Easter Chick The Easter Chick got all excited to tell everyone the news! "Ooh - I can't believe it! It's finally out on paperback!" squealed the Easter Chick The Easter Chick was very happy when he found the paperback of Alfonso the Tortoise. He just couldn't wait to tell all his friends and ask his Mummy for it. ...