Writing blogs or articles on writing, teaching classes on the subject, even attending said classes is one of the hardest things you can/will ever do. I can stand and tell you the basics of my experiences, or of my fellow writer-friends’ experiences and I can do my best to encourage and support you – but… Continue reading The Impossibility of ‘How To Write’
A poem inspired by Elizabeth Gaskell's 'North and South' South to North Edith buttoned up her dress, And sat upon her silly mess, Calling out to ‘Dear Ma Mere’; The fanciful call of a love-not-shared. And my dear Aunt did answer the call. My cousin following in her lovely shawl. Plain at sight was dear… Continue reading South to North: The Life of Little Miss. Hale
I know. It seems like a weird choice for a topic. How could a mistake be a good thing? We spend hours, days, months (years, in my case) editing or writing. We fix the spelling, wording, syntax. We re-write whole sections of work to show our writing at its very best. But, hear me… Continue reading Writing and Why Mistakes Can Be A Good Thing
It’s New Year again, everybody. Give yourself a round of applause. We made it. We can tell our descendants that we saw a repeated-number year; we got to see all the silly ‘seeing 2020’ jokes that were/are going around. We did it. With New Year comes the old adage, the resolution inspired phrase ‘New… Continue reading Mental Health and Writing (An Anxiety Meltdown)
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