The Blog
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Review of “writers on writing vol 1”
This book consists of essays from successful authors including Brian Hodge and Shirley Jackson. Each essay contains the most useful piece of advice the author can give a new writer and they are indeed useful. It was a quick and entertaining read with some solid gold advice, but for a speedy summary and my own Read more
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reasons for a career break
Falling asleep at your desk. Crippling shoulder pain. The tendency to stare into the abyss, coffee cup sagging in hand. Spilling coffee on your keyboard. Getting a green tinge to your skin from fluorescent lighting. Uncontrollable weeping. Sleep-typing. Spilling tea on the kitchen floor. Mopping the tea up with disposable paper towels. Watching your breath Read more
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Reading WS Merwin at work
Sinking in a spongeof soft murmursCircling circuitouswords of the deadMy grip slips loosefrom the coma of passionLeaving only an echobehind, ahead Notes: WS Merwin wrote several poems about feeling like time was running out, and having a sense of purpose that would remain unfulfilled in his lifetime. By ‘coma’ I mean the space around a Read more
Lisa Rodrigues 