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Stop. Step away from the coffee. It’s okay to take a break.

“I always go on until I am stopped. And I am never stopped,” said Percy Shelley. The Romantic era poet was a force of nature in human form, gallivanting across ...
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How Immigration Influences My Writing

I’ve lived on three continents, in countries with 14 national languages collectively, of which I was fluent in 2 and passable in one. An adventure, people call it. For me, ...
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How to Use Freewriting to Help With Writer’s Block

How to use freewriting to help with writer’s block Freewriting is a trendy term for those who use journaling within their writing routine. Are you familiar with the concept of ...
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Beware The Invisible Critic – Why writers need to stop self-censoring

I recently read an article titled: “Stop telling authors what they can write.” The focus was on identity politics and the demands by some that writers stay in their lane ...
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16 secret tricks to be a better writer

Bored of the old chestnut writing advice like "never use an adverb" and "make sure your main character isn't a Mary Sue"? Me too. As a beginner, I felt incredibly ...
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The Anatomy of a Favourite Character: Ronan Lynch

 In the midst of this COVID-19 crisis, I wanted to get away from the stress and worry and focus instead on something that brings me joy and solace – my ...
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Redefining the strong female character

Strength. What comes to mind when you perceive this word? A bulky action hero with a square jaw and a multitude of one-liners ready to drop?  Or maybe that fierce, ...
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How to make a living as an author without going insane

Those of you who’ve gotten started on this whole business of being an author may have seen some folks share about how they write and publish anywhere between six or ...
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The narrative safety net of tropes in literature

Some readers and writers have a hate-hate relationship with tropes in fiction, but I love a good trope myself, especially if it is gently tweaked to be a little more ...
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7 Tips for reaching your reading goals

So, you’ve seen people on the internet bragging about reading a hundred books or more in a year, and you’ve thought to yourself… could I do that? The first few ...
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