In a similar vein to the last repost, and again, applicable to a lot more than just writing…….. I was originally going to title this post ‘A New Cure For Writers’ Block’. But really, it’s not a new cure, for either the world in general, or myself. You’ve heard me talk about it before; the […]
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Okay, so first of all, this post was bizarrely popular on my old blog. Second of all, it can be applied to many, many things other than writing. Hmm, maybe the two are connected. Anyway. Post. Enjoy. A thought has struck me – as thoughts are wont to do.Motivated by said thought, I re-examined
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So, this is a relevant appendage to my post from yesterday about loving the imperfect. Enjoy. Read more:In Which Best Selves Are Overrated. (Petition to use 'favourite self' every time instead.)Decisions and CreativityAre You Crazy Busy?
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showing a documentary to the class on social media and how corporations collect and sell data based on likes and RTs etc they are all so naive and they are totally missing the point they’re all like – dude, that guy is so not even funny and i’m like – dude, he makes a living out
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So, this is a lesson I conducted for my seniors literally just now, and it was awesome and thinky and I wanted to share 🙂 We are studying the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and in that context we are looking at the idea of censorship. You don’t have to have read the novel
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Long-time readers will know that I am a BIG fan of author Holly Lisle’s various how-to-write courses. I have literally taken every single course that she has ever offered, and her method of teaching just really gels with the way that I learn, and the way that I write. To me, it’s intuitive, flexible and
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Yup. It’s about that time, two thirds of the way through the manuscript*, when I just want to murder the book and have it over with. “Why did I sign on to write this again?” I ask myself. “Who thought this was a good idea?” And, most importantly, “WILL THIS NEVER END???” Which is not
It’s About That Time *sigh* Read More »
I took nine years of clarinet lessons from elementary school through high school. Of course I was in the band. The band gave concerts, despite the fact that there were times when we sounded pretty awful. We didn’t get paid. If we were lucky, our parents showed up to listen to us perform. There were
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My last day of work is tomorrow, and I’m vacillating between outright denial and abject sadness. My last day of students was Friday last week, and subsequently I spent the entire weekend as a hermit. Literally. I read three books on Sunday. All of which is to say, I am thinking about the blog, and
I feel like I really need this right now. (source) I mean, I haven’t even had the time or brain to write up a YAY THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED post. Soon. There will be prizes. For now… rainbows. Everything will be okay. *sigh* Read more:It's ALIIIIIIIVE!In Which I Pep Talk (Repost)Seems Like An Auspicious Time
Rainbow: Intravenously. Stat. Read More »
