A random and fascinating assortment of internet reading today: Starfish actually have eyes (on the ends of their arms!!), and they can probably see better than you think. And speaking of ‘think’, it turns out plants can be anesthetised; does that mean they are conscious?? While we’re considering life forms, here are some animals that […]
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Some great reading I’ve been doing lately that’s really made me think. Freedom not to choose is a faith worth believing in – discussion of Britain as a state-religion-less society. Not sure I agree 100% (I mean, their anthem is still literally God Save The Queen), but it’s definitely an interesting concept. Welcome to The
So this is really cool! Scientists are developing ways to diagnose vitamin deficiencies through your tears! They are especially focused on children, for whom vitamin deficiencies can have a significant negative impact on their growth and development. Also of interest is a way to test quickly, simply, and easily long before physical symptoms manifest, because
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Great article currently doing the rounds, worth reading: Everything You Wanted To Know About Book Sales But Were Too Afraid To Ask Yes, I’ve been internet-dead for the last two months. Sorry about that. I’ve pretty much been life-dead too, so you know. Rah? O:) Read more:Ever Feel Like Your First Draft Is An Ugly
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Sometimes, when you’re writing, you hit the point where you just want to give up. On the current story, maybe, or maybe even on writing altogether. We’ve all been there, I promise. So this post is for me as much as for anything, and it’s as the title says: bookmark it for when you need
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In recognition of the fact that there are potentially a decent handful of teens who occasionally peruse this blog, if you are Australian an aged 12 – 20, and have time to read 20 books in 3 months, you should totally consider applying to be an Inky Awards judge this year! The judging period begins
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The twinny one, Liana Brooks, has an awesome article up on the Critique Circle blog about prepping for NaNoWriMo. Somewhat conveniently, it’s also generally applicable to writing a novel, and is more or less something like the process she and I actually follow when plotting novels. Definitely worth a read, particularly if you’re a writer
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This time, a happier post. Most of you should be aware by now that I have been busily beavering away on FGU, or From The Ground Up as it’s more properly know. If not, you’re either new, or have been tuning me out with remarkable efficacy 😛 In the first instance, HI WELCOME NICE TO
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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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Because I have found Fun Things recently, and if you really expect me to write a thinky post between Christmas and New Year’s, you’re madder than I am. 1) Nine traits of creative people. This is, somewhat surprisingly, a very insightful article that made me sit back, smiling, and give the happy sigh of the
