<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Let's Talk...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's Talk...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:21:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Full Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Skilful Saturday! Let's talk...full stops and how to use them well. What are full stops? A full stop (also known as a period) is a...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/full-stops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611fe7b884374700157ab453</guid><category><![CDATA[Skilful Saturdays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:01:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait For It by Jenn McKinlay]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Watch Wednesday! Let's talk... about a woman looking for a new lease on life moving to Arizona, where she rents a guest house on a...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/wait-for-it-by-jenn-mckinlay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611ac9c421b42a0015c21756</guid><category><![CDATA[Watch Wednesdays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:03:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_626df32588bd45b4993463bcad3e429b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_265,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Semi-Colons]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Skilful Saturday! Let's talk...semi-colons and if you're using them correctly. What are semi-colons? A semi-colon (or semicolon) is...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/semi-colons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611fde175988130015464784</guid><category><![CDATA[Skilful Saturdays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:01:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning about space doesn't have to be difficult when writing sci-fi or fantasy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Fiction Friday! Let's talk...the wonders of the night sky in The Practical Astronomer by Anton Vamplew and Will Gater. Now, before...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/learning-about-space-doesn-t-have-to-be-difficult-when-writing-sci-fi-or-fantasy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611e99c854f90e0015210f6a</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Fridays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:01:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_a4abb1d409774446934c3f49f02a303c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_415,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Summer's End by Courtney Ellis]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Watch Wednesday! Let's talk...about this wonderful debut from Courtney Ellis. "A sparkling debut from a new author we're all going...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/at-summer-s-end-by-courtney-ellis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611ac21da51a370015dbb07a</guid><category><![CDATA[Watch Wednesdays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:01:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_04f1542e5ee447ac96209f52ba53aefd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_333,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tahereh Mafi's Series Shattered Me...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Fiction Friday! Let's talk... Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series and why it shattered me. In this first instalment of the epic and...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/tahereh-mafi-s-series-shattered-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61155f26d0a3a400151a3431</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Fridays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_9ecff0d2b62e43af849d06b62b7f0733~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Watch Wednesday! Let's talk about this immersive retelling of the Grimm brothers' The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/crimson-cranes-by-elizabeth-lim</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611298a170b7c30015bbfe02</guid><category><![CDATA[Watch Wednesdays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_563bcc93175a475abab729f9f51c57c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_634,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commas]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Skilful Saturday! Let's Talk...commas and how/when to use them. What is a comma? A comma is a punctuation mark that indicates a...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/commas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">610eaa10d7feb300162dba28</guid><category><![CDATA[Skilful Saturdays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:07:37 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Sucked Into The Morganville Vampires (series)]]></title><description><![CDATA[*In honour of the late Rachel Caine* It’s Fiction Friday! Let’s talk...Rachel Caine’s The Morganville Vampires series. The New York Times...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/getting-sucked-into-the-morganville-vampires-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6106bd367306780015b004d4</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Fridays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_04176249bd5548aba308a84c77bb911a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_641,h_602,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dead and The Dark by Courtney Gould]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Watch Wednesday! Let’s talk about this thrilling debut about the things that lurk in dark corners, the parts of you that can't...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/the-dead-and-the-dark-by-courtney-gould</link><guid isPermaLink="false">610047273e38e50015e84def</guid><category><![CDATA[Watch Wednesdays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 09:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_96b098f51cd4435ba3fb1d5ab33a5c10~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_329,h_499,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer and Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Mental Monday! Let’s Talk…summer and how it affects mental health. Summer has arrived! Unfortunately for those of us in the UK, it...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/summer-and-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61005b84f8ac2800155800ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Mental Mondays]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:00:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proofreading Marks: The Basics]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Skilful Saturday! Let’s Talk… proofreading marks, starting with general instructions. What are ‘correction marks’? Consider them the...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/proofreading-marks-the-basics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6105660f8d994600155593b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Skilful Saturdays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_9245a223619a4b90b38128f8e69168db~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_591,h_591,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inhaling the Folk of the Air (trilogy)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Fiction Friday! Let’s Talk… Holly Black’s Folk of  the Air trilogy – the thrilling fantasy series from the bestselling author about...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/inhaling-the-folk-of-air-trilogy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6105660f544c4b00169c03db</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Fridays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_ed53cdf1323145ebab77b752f3b0e8b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Watch Wednesday! Let’s talk about this queer epic fantasy debut… The first in the new The Radiant Emperor series by Shelley...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/she-who-became-the-sun-by-shelley-parker-chan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6105660fee16cb00158fc39d</guid><category><![CDATA[Watch Wednesdays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_52190af2de194ef1b0e4758fef886705~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_350,h_538,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schizophrenia]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Mental Monday! Let’s talk…schizophrenia. National Schizophrenia Awareness Day – 25th July 2021 What is “Schizophrenia”? According to...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/schizophrenia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ff0f3c2e9bdc0015e0e92a</guid><category><![CDATA[Mental Mondays]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:03:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Skilful Saturday! Let’s Talk… about common mistakes to look out for when editing and proofreading. Punctuation mistakes with direct...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/common-mistakes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ff2494ae3daf0015029d9b</guid><category><![CDATA[Skilful Saturdays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picking Thorns and Roses (series)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Fiction Friday! Let’s Talk… Sarah J Maas’ A Court of Thorns and Roses series. So, let’s talk about the New York Times Bestseller....]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/picking-thorns-and-roses-series</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ff24966e2ae300152e24bc</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Fridays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_7af4f32ef00440d5846b46ba1bd01f45~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Watch Wednesday! Let’s talk about this YA debut… This recently published YA debut by Laura Brooke Robson focuses on impending...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/girls-at-the-edge-of-the-world-by-laura-brooke-robson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ff24966be4f6001593990b</guid><category><![CDATA[Watch Wednesdays]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_7079a3091d6a4304b493139336a2f927~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_298,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copy-editing vs. Proofreading]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Skilful Saturday! Let’s Talk…copy-editing and proofreading. What are they exactly, and how do they compare? Copy-editing and...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/copy-editing-vs-proofreading</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ff2497f8583b001599433f</guid><category><![CDATA[Skilful Saturdays]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diving into Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s Fiction Friday! Let’s Talk… Challenger Deep and mental health themes in fiction. The National Book Award and Golden Kite Award...]]></description><link>https://ukletstalkuk.wixsite.com/lets-talk/post/diving-into-challenger-deep-by-neal-shusterman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ff2498dc6ad200158b2277</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Fridays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0c0936_3a7ae3808f6f4bca8592117ce23b9906~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_422,h_648,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jess Evans</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>