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The Writers' Dreaded Lurgy by Rosemary Johnson

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This is going to be the shortest blog post ever, because right at this moment writing is damaging my health.  Or, to be more exact, using a computer is causing me pain, and who can write without involving a computer these days?  (Even if you do write by hand, you have to type out your manuscript eventually.) Yesterday morning I woke with a blistering headache, a stiff neck and shoulders, whereas, for the whole of last week, when I was on holiday on the Isle of Wight with husband and friends, I didn't suffer from my usual headaches at all.  So what, you might ask, was different?  Well, Dear Reader, I didn't take my laptop on holiday with me and the only computer devices I was using during last week were my iPhone and my iPad, and I was using these largely for reading, taking photos and typing the odd email or text.  On Saturday, however, back at home, I used my laptop from about 6pm to 11pm, creating a crossword for my husband whose birthday was on the Sunday, s...