Issue 69: The Royal Screwup
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Welcome to 500 Words. This week, the newsletter is late because I’ve been revising my second novel. I just sent off the book yesterday to my editor for a last look before proofreading starts. So let’s get right to this.
TOP OF MIND
Kate Middleton is an amateur, by her own admission, when it comes to working with Photoshop. In the last few weeks, royal-watchers worldwide have been speculating about her health, ever since she had abdominal surgery. They were hungry for information, so when a photo of her with her three children surfaced on Instagram, it was just what they wanted. The caption was, "Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day." (It was British Mother’s Day.)