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Writing Process

What is it about a successful writer’s process that fascinates us so much? I guess there’s something about learning the nuts-and-bolts of how they work that seems to hold the key to improving our own performance on the page. Mostly, … Continue reading

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Time In

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of feeble minds.” Henry David Thoreau Right now, if I were sticking to my writing plan, I’d be spending a few hours today revising my YA novel, along with the rest of the work … Continue reading

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Unselfing Oneself

“Such was the family I was born into. There was this cock-sparrow, my father, now a commercial traveller, dressy and expansive with optimism, walking in and out of jobs with the bumptiousness of a god.” V.S. Pritchett This is the … Continue reading

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Chocolate Lover

“And Charlie, don’t forget about what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted. He lived happily ever after.” Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory I love reading about successful writers: their tough childhoods and miserable … Continue reading

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