October 3, 2020
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, where we all start with the same book title and link it to six others in any random way our mind chooses to create connections. It’s fun and it’s free, so why don’t you join in? This month, we’re starting with The Turn of the Screw by Henry […]
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September 1, 2020
Today marks the official beginning of spring. It’s my favourite time of year, especially as the sun starts rising earlier, the days become warmer, and the ducklings and cygnets make their appearance at the lake. As I spotted the first of the ducklings on my walk yesterday, I was reminded of the delicious words of […]
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August 25, 2020
This year I’ve been teaching creative writing and academic writing at Sheridan College, a small, not-for-profit, tertiary institution in Perth. Recently, I was chatting to my students about COVID-19 and the idea that we are living through an historical time. And I asked them what they would like researchers in the future to know about […]
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August 1, 2020
Welcome to this month’s Six Degrees of Separation. For anyone interested in history, the term ‘six degrees of separation’ was originally inspired by Hungarian writer and poet Frigyes Karinthy, who coined the phrase in his 1929 short story ‘Chains‘. It’s the idea that everyone in the world is separated from everyone else by just six connections. […]
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July 14, 2020
Weird and Wonderful Words #1
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I don’t have many games on my phone. Actually, I only have one: Words with Friends. Initially, it was a way of keeping in touch with a dear friend who moved to the opposite side of the country. Then I began playing one of my neighbours. I don’t usually play random strangers, but I have […]
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June 23, 2020
I first met Nadia L. King a number of years ago, introduced by a mutual friend in a Leederville coffee shop. It was shortly after Nadia decided to face her fears by picking up a pen to write—and she hasn’t looked back! Since then Nadia has published Jenna’s Truth (a story about cyberbullying for young […]
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June 9, 2020
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides the name of a book, and we link it to six others in whichever stream-of-consciousness way our brain happens to work. It’s easy and it’s fun, so join in! This month, we’re starting with Normal People by Sally Rooney. I read Normal People […]
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June 2, 2020
Here’s a list of seven more prompts to help you get to know your character, while also developing some new scenes for your story. 1. Warm Up: Five Words Include the following words in a scene: phosphorescence, wonder, coral, poppy, inhale. 2. Images Choose an image and use it to inspire a new story, or […]
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