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Turn off the Din
I have no idea what to write about, so I’m just going to write myself free. I’ll do that by following my stream of consciousness that may not go anywhere.…
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Submitting!
What a curious term ‘submitting’ is, to describe the collaborative project of author, agent and publisher, as they come together with a common aim of preparing a book for the…
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How important is self-belief to a writer?
This was a question I posed on Twitter recently and the answer came back: crucial. If self-belief is crucial for a writer, how do I get some?
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The Art of the Personal Essay
Jim McCrory writes about essay writers that inspire him and the personal essays he is working on.
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A QUESTION OF GENDER
A while back, there was some discussion in Pens as to whether it’s ‘an hotel’ or ‘a hotel’. This prompted me to muse about the French language. The ‘h’ is…
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Why? What? How? and Who?
Why? I was a two-year old once. It was a long time ago, and I can’t remember anything about it, but I suppose I was an average two-year old. I…
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Learning to Just Do It
Let’s face it. Keeping up momentum and motivation in my writing life is a hard job. No one is waiting breathlessly for my next novel to be published (well, maybe…
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TECH AND ME
I recently read a complaint written by an older man on his difficulties with technology. I totally agree—me too, in my mid-eighties. Born too soon. I saw a mother pushing…
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Activism and Your Writing Voice
When heads are down, concentrating on the creative process or diligently revising/editing, say, to meet a deadline to a publisher, how much mind space do you have for social issues?…
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Music while you work
The Kingfisher by William Henry Davies It was the Rainbow gave thee birth, And left thee all her lovely hues; And, as her mother’s name was Tears, So runs it…