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Category: Creative Work
Doing NaNoWriMo Differently: Some Thoughts
Most people who write for pleasure have at least heard of it: NaNoWriMo. The premise couldn’t be simpler: the initiative… Read more Doing NaNoWriMo Differently: Some Thoughts
How I Conquered Writer’s Block: A Return to Writing, Fiction, and Fun
It’s been almost eight weeks since I started Tim Clare’s writing boot camp. I was attracted by the course’s plain… Read more How I Conquered Writer’s Block: A Return to Writing, Fiction, and Fun
“It Only Takes Ten Minutes a Day, I Promise”: How I Brought Creativity Back Into My Life
Although I’ve always been an avid amateur fiction writer and visual artist, my creative practice has suffered in recent years.… Read more “It Only Takes Ten Minutes a Day, I Promise”: How I Brought Creativity Back Into My Life
They Grow Fluffy Broccoli Here: On the Joys of Dream Interpretation
I’ve always been an avid dreamer, so my mum deemed a dream diary an appropriate present to celebrate the submission… Read more They Grow Fluffy Broccoli Here: On the Joys of Dream Interpretation
Why You Should Get the Hell off That Couch (Even if You’re Not a Fitgirl)
Fitgirls get a lot of flak. Ordinary jealousy aside, I don’t think this criticism is entirely undeserved. Scroll through a… Read more Why You Should Get the Hell off That Couch (Even if You’re Not a Fitgirl)
Ten Non-Cliché Dutch Things I Miss (It’s Not Cheese)
Every blog written by someone who has spent, or is still spending, a prolonged period of time abroad features at… Read more Ten Non-Cliché Dutch Things I Miss (It’s Not Cheese)
Ceci n’est pas un Shop
Sunday afternoon. I’m walking down the street on my way to the gym. A woman approaches me. We have a… Read more Ceci n’est pas un Shop
Donald Trump as a Modern Day Patrick Bateman: On Fact and Fiction
Sometimes the truth truly is stranger than fiction. I am currently reviewing the final chapter of my thesis in preparation… Read more Donald Trump as a Modern Day Patrick Bateman: On Fact and Fiction
What Would You Like to Learn?
Almost everyone, in my experience, has a list of things they would like to learn. Be it figure skating, trout… Read more What Would You Like to Learn?
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