Roald Dahl Archives - Writing Journey Co Inspiring writers & readers with wordsmithing adventures Mon, 13 Apr 2020 02:32:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://writingjourney.co/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png Roald Dahl Archives - Writing Journey Co 32 32 A guide to Roald Dahl’s most gloriumptious stories (it’s gobblefunk for glorious and wonderful) https://writingjourney.co/blog/roald-dahls-gloriumptious-stories-gobblefunk-glorious-wonderful/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/roald-dahls-gloriumptious-stories-gobblefunk-glorious-wonderful/#respond Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:40:00 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=551 As you probably know, Spielberg has brought The BFG to the silver screen and while I haven’t seen it, the trailer and all the bus...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/roald-dahls-gloriumptious-stories-gobblefunk-glorious-wonderful/feed/ 0 8 critters of literature who’ll have you believing you can talk to animals https://writingjourney.co/blog/8-critters-of-literature-thatll-have-you-believing-you-can-talk-to-animals/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/8-critters-of-literature-thatll-have-you-believing-you-can-talk-to-animals/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:03:15 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=466 As a child I could talk to animals. Really I could. While I was somewhat awkward with kids my own age (something I don’t think...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/8-critters-of-literature-thatll-have-you-believing-you-can-talk-to-animals/feed/ 0 Weird habits of famous writers that make you feel normal… well almost https://writingjourney.co/blog/weird-habits-famous-writers-make-feel-almost-normal-almost/ https://writingjourney.co/blog/weird-habits-famous-writers-make-feel-almost-normal-almost/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:23:42 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=268 They say truth is stranger than fiction – well at least Mark Twain did and he for one had some weird writing habits, preferring to...

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]]> https://writingjourney.co/blog/10-books-scare-stupid-halloween/feed/ 2 10 best bookish beards (from Gandalf to Master Splinter) https://writingjourney.co/book-geekery/10-best-bookish-beards-gandalf-master-splinter/ https://writingjourney.co/book-geekery/10-best-bookish-beards-gandalf-master-splinter/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2014 20:07:59 +0000 http://writingjourney.co/?p=131 It seems everywhere I look I see beards. In the media, on tshirts, even on babies. While some scientists and fashion commentators claim society may have reached...

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