Welcome!
My name is Laura Marie Clark. I have a First Class Honours degree in History and I will soon begin a very successful Master’s. After graduating in 2013, I spent 10 months working as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I am currently living in the UK and working as a housekeeper, as well as keeping myself busy with my writing.
I have been writing for many years, inspired in one English class as a young teen to write an elegy (as I recall, one that was laughed at by some of the boys). After a couple of unsuccessful writing blogs, I created this blog in January 2015 and have been updating it frequently ever since.
Thanks in part to this blog and the confidence it has given me, I have also had my debut collection of poetry, “City of the World”, published. This tells the story of my time in Vietnam. You can read more about it here and purchase it here. You may also find extracts from this book dotted around my blog.
I hope you enjoy my writing!
Let it come from the heart 
I liked your blog, I invite you to my blog:
http://dishdessert.wordpress.com
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Congratulations on the book! I’m excited to check out your poetry 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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I agree with what the Pink dude with the big nose says.
Your short stories are first class.
Good luck.
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Thank you. It’s always nice to hear when people enjoy my writing 🙂
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AnElephantCant tell you how much he enjoys your flash Fiction here.
He now writes his under a pseudonym, to protect his innocence.
He is honoured that you follow him, and hopes you visit here also.
https://ceayr.com/
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Hey Laura
Just for fun, this holiday I’ve started doing some creative writing. I’ve been sharing my ideas on my own blog (https://settlingdustbook.wordpress.com/) and eventually I might finish and make it into my own little book (I won’t publish it). I don’t know whether I’ll finish it, but being the accomplished writer that you are I would appreciate it if you could read the first two or three very short chapters and tell me what you think. I’d love to become a writer when I’m older and your advice would be a huge help to make me improve.
Thanks for your time,
Bertie 🙂
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HUGE congrats on the publication of your book! And best of luck with your Masters degree. Thank you for the follow and I’ll be back to have a look around!
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Thank you for your kind comments. I look forward to your posts and writing challenges!
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I just want to say thanks for the support you have given me during my blogging journey thus far.
I nominated you for the Dragon’s Loyalty award.
If interested: https://breakdownchick.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/the-dragons-loyalty-award/
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Hello!
I have nominated you for the Real Neat Blog Award.
https://fsmithwrites.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/apparently-i-have-a-real-neat-blog/
Francesca.
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Thank you 🙂 I have recently received this award so I won’t be reposting it, but thanks for mentioning me!
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That’s okay! And I agree, there would be no point in reposting it again.
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I think this is the second time I am visiting your blog.
History and English have been very close to me.
Since you are in this blogging world, you may have visited so many blogs, but there are certain bloggers who are good and serious writers, whose writings may be of some contribution in all your endeavors
I this very moment follow you.
I invite you to visit my blog, just a visit, you need not put a like or comment or follow.
If its of some contribution to you, I shall myself pat on my back.
Good Going!
Shiva
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Hello…Premio Dardos award nomination coming towards you:) Hope you’ll accept:)
https://myredpage.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/premio-dardos-award/
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Oh thank you very much! I’ll post this award soon! 🙂
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I nominated you. Details: https://rameeesha.wordpress.com/2015/05/10/yay-second-nomination/
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I nominate you for Versatile Award. thanks for your sharing your good work
https://humaaq.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/versatile-award/
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You have a new notification.
You have a new nomination.
https://theblogofkarthi.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/and-the-award-goes-to/
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Thank you 🙂 I will be posting this soon
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My pleasure.
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I have nominated you for this award right here..
Go check it out! 😀
https://erichmichaels.wordpress.com/2015/05/06/i-have-been-nominated/
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Thank you 🙂 I have recently accepted this award, so I won’t be posting it again, but I appreciate the recognition 😀
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Here is a nomination well deserved, Liebster Award:)
Just follow the link for more info:
https://myredpage.wordpress.com/2015/05/03/liebster-award-part-one/
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Thank you very much! 🙂
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Hello, thank you for following:) I am very excited for Writing 101, absolutely excited:) Your blog looks really good, interesting topics, I’ll be back!
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Thank you, I am excited too. I’m looking forward to connecting with lots of different people and their blogs 🙂
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You give the trick!
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Hey, I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award 🙂 What has inspired you has led to inspire many others, thank You
https://peacecrafting.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/the-versatile-blogger-award
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[…] Let It Come From The Heart […]
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Hi Laura! Nice to meet you n nice to read your blog. I’m Eva an English learner from Indonesia. Hope I can learn many things about English writing here! 😊
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Nice to meet you too 🙂 Hope you like my blog!
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Yup….I hope so! 🙂 I’m improving my English n my English writing! So, I’ve to read a lot from awesome blogs like yours! 😉
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Hi just letting you know that I nominated you for The Real Neat Blog Award.
https://purpldragon.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/the-real-neat-blog-award/
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This looks great! Thank you 🙂
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Your welcome
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Hi, well as an extension to Writing 201 I’ve nominated you to take part in “Love in 10 Sentences”. I hope you’re in the mood to write a poem about love. Here’s the link: http://wp.me/p3EbHY-7l
Ready to share the love?
cheers Heid
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YEAH, a fellow history buddy in a similar career position. You still have youth on your side do not give up. I am 30 and at times I wonder if I should have pursued my first love of History.
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