Tag: Writing
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Why I Blog…
I had the chance to speak at a local library event recently about blogging, using this blog as my example. It had little to do with talent or notability, more an obvious case of nepotism as one of my close friends is a librarian there, but we all have to start somewhere. One of the…
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Self-Doubt, Writing and Giving Birth To Book Babies
I’m nearing the end of the ‘book’ I’ve been writing, for what seems like the whole of the last century. I don’t really like to call it ‘a book’, because that sounds arrogant, and couldn’t be further from the truth of how I feel about my latest creation. This ‘book ‘of mine is, in reality,…
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Why I Write
I’ve delved back into ‘the book’ with a passion over the last couple of days due to a ‘no screaming clients zone’ at the day job. It has been more orgasmic than watching the make-up sex scene in The Notebook. Found on ingridsgedichtenenverhalen.blogspot.com Well, nearly…. I’ve finally finished the first edit and have checked the…
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Success, The Law Of Attraction and Making Your Own Luck
Via http://www.ewomennetwork.com on Pinterest.com For many of us it can take almost a lifetime to understand that we are in control of our destiny for the most part. It has taken me nearly fifty years to realize that the word ‘can’t’ is (as my mother warned me) often a feeble excuse provoked by fear. We…
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A Lesson In Writing A Sex Scene From My Children
English: typewriter (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We had a rare moment of togetherness in the kitchen of Dysfunctionality House late last night. It’s funny how those really special parenting moments are often impromptu and never the precious moments that you plan carefully, that always seem to go tits up. And moments where NC and Kurt laugh…
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There’s More To Following Your Dream Than Achieving Success…
Once a year I allow myself to cavort around Walsh Bay in dark sun glasses, high heels and Review cardie, and I try to look all luvvy and creative-like at the Sydney Writers Festival. Swanky coffee shop at the Writers Festival, darling! This is a vital part of ‘following my dream.’ I think I look…
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Giving Birth To Your First Literary Baby
Newborn child, seconds after birth. The umbilical cord has not yet been cut. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) She’s been in the womb for a while now, this gestating book of mine. Its been a long pregnancy this one, which is why her current working name is The Fucker. But I think that (FINALLY) her due date…
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Writing: Drawing the Line Between Fiction and Reality
Fiction Stacks (Photo credit: chelmsfordpubliclibrary) I’ve been trying to write a book for a while now. It feels like most of my life. I’m on my second attempt. I gave up on the first one when I stalled at 20,000 words – unfortunately, it wasn’t a children’s book. I wish I’d known at the outset…
LOUISA SIMMONDS 