Category: writing
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Making Money From Writing
The age old question. Can anyone really make any money from writing? Whether it’s freelance or fiction plenty of people will tell you the answer is a resounding NO. Once when I was volunteering at a literary even I got chatting with a published author who was sitting on the panel. When I told her…
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Are you a young writer? What it’s like getting old.
Last month I turned 29. According to many grants, competitions, festivals and publications, that makes this my last, official year of being a young writer. Loosing this label is a little disheartening, panic-inducing some might say. It’s as if the clock hands have been suddenly wound forward. I know it’s not true. There’s no definitive…
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How to Use Writing Prompts to Keep Writing
I always associated writing prompts with getting started. Used to spark new ideas or stories. What I didn’t realise was that prompts can be used at any stage of the writing process (and at any skill level). Natasha Lester’s post on how she uses writing prompts really helped with this realisation. So, while some prompts…
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Can you only have one creative passion?
Can you only have one creative passion? If you’re a writer can you be a painter too? Can you be a musician and a sculptor? Yes, of course you can. Now that was a short post, perhaps I should go into more detail. For a very long time now I have identified as a…
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Simple Pleasures: Reading at the Beach
When I go to the beach I pack a towel, sunscreen, a water bottle and a book. While I love to lounge in the sun and go for a swim, the greatest pleasure I find in going to the beach is reading. The two things are intrinsically linked in my mind. I grew up an…
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NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 30
It’s over. NaNoWriMo has come to a close yet again. Some of us have novels now. Some. like me, gave up super early. Either way I’m sure we all learnt something in the process. I stepped back, reassessed my goals and had some other wins as well. Which brings me to yesterday, and how I…
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NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 29
Not long now. How has everyone gone with their novels? Better than me I hope. Day 29 saw me return to work after four days off while my mum was in town. As such I did very little other than that. I did read some of Winnie the Pooh and downloaded a short story collection…
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NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 23 – 28
I know, I know, I promised daily posts in November and it’s almost been a week! My excuse is this… my mum came to visit. And for me that means, DROP EVERYTHING! We went to waterfalls, fed calves, shopped, did a 6km coastal walk and drank lots of coffee. Today she’s left and I’m sad…