Katherine @ Straight Talking English
@Str8talkEnglish
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Founder of https://t.co/xzm7EUwJrC. Host of Straight Talking English Literature podcast & youtube. Author of The Full Context series. BA, MA, PGCE. She/Her
London
Joined February 2019
Hello, new followers! I write books on the context behind our English Lit texts (A03 covered by INTENSE RESEARCH), I podcast every friday and I have a youtube series of mini context documentaries. You can find all my stuff at https://t.co/zvLlVhg81p.
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‘An image came into my head of two little boys sitting on either side of a fence’ - John Boyne on The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas https://t.co/lacuzJTXz3 CONTEXT MOMENT
theguardian.com
The novelist on how it took him two days, writing through the nights, to complete a first draft of his famous Holocaust novel for younger readers, and how he remains ‘immensely proud’ of it
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I’m 56 pages into the biography of the writer of the next book and I have read some sexually worrying things already
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Postcard from a student’s mum. I can’t stop grinning!
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Stalin and Lenin were both 5’5”. Trotsky and Marx were 5’8” It goes Snowball>Me>Old Major>Napoleon.
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@ladyjulianne do you need a post-writing nap?
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I genuinely needed a little nap after the last stretch! My gorgeous editor has free time to get cracking on this straight away, so expect it to be on sale soon. Next project....revamp and record for the ol' #podcast next week!
FIRST DRAFT OF ANIMAL FARM: THE FULL CONTEXT IS WITH MY EDITOR. CAPS ARE NECESSARY AS MY BRAIN IS FALLING OUT MY EARS.
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FIRST DRAFT OF ANIMAL FARM: THE FULL CONTEXT IS WITH MY EDITOR. CAPS ARE NECESSARY AS MY BRAIN IS FALLING OUT MY EARS.
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My anthem... https://t.co/iY9KQi1Ihv
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Book update: I am 28k through Animal Farm: The Full Context. I am very sleepy. Still aiming for it to be on Amazon by the end of the month.
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If you’re in #London and looking for some creative relaxation, I heartily suggest you check this out. Brilliant artists and a super chill afternoon :) https://t.co/isAr6piVSk
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I’ve made the bold decision to take the next 6 weeks off to finish writing AF, maybe start the next one, and reboot the podcast. Wish me luck.
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@EnglishMajer @Str8talkEnglish A Christmas Carol: The Full Context is excellent I have made a couple of videos: https://t.co/ydbro8rIcT
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Oh she is a white dove trooping with a flock of regular pigeons
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It's #ThankATeacherDay so big thanks to all the educators on my feed! May you all get an extra free period, a weekend free from emails and a hot bubble bath in your near future! (shower if you prefer it obv)
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