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May 2, 2022
Family History: Keeping a Research Log premium
Are you researching your family history? If so, do you keep a research log? I do now, but only after learning the value of them the hard way—by not having one. I had been researching my ancestors for about fifteen years, having a grand old time uncovering all sorts of details about generations past—discovering not […]
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April 26, 2022
One-Word Creative Prompts #1 premium
Although I’ve developed a fairly consistent habit of turning up to the page each morning (or at least most of them), thanks to Julia Cameron’s idea of morning pages (three pages, longhand, daily), I still find myself procrastinating instead of just getting on with it. It got to the point where it was getting rather […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
April 2, 2022
6 Degrees of Separation: From Our Wives Under the Sea to My Invented Country premium
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, where we all begin with the same book and link it to six others in whatever random ways our brain decides to make connections. This month’s starting title is Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. As is often the case with the 6 Degrees nominated title, […]
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Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
March 29, 2022
Wildflower: In Conversation with Monique Mulligan premium
I am delighted to welcome author and interviewer Monique Mulligan to Treefall Writing this week. I first met Monique online after a call out for writers interested in forming an accountability group. Called the Lollygaggers, it was designed to, well, stop us lollygagging and instead commit to our writing. It was here that I first […]
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March 29, 2022
Book Notes: Wildflower by Monique Mulligan premium
About Wildflower When Acacia Miller moves in next door just before Christmas 1979, eleven-year-old Jane Kelly is saved from the lonely summer she was expecting after a year of being bullied at school. But even as the friendship grows, Acacia remains vague and offhand when asked questions about her family and home life. Then Jane […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
March 5, 2022
6 Degrees of Separation: From The End of the Affair to Against Certain Capture premium
It’s been several months since I’ve participated in the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation: begin with the same title as other readers and link it to six others in whatever random way the brain decides to make connections. This month, the starting book is The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. I […]
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February 13, 2022
Creative Writing Prompts: Joy premium
If conflict is an essential ingredient of a gripping narrative, is there a place for joy? What does it mean to experience joy anyway? How is it different to happiness? And how do we find it in the midst of life’s challenges? Whether you wish to reflect on your own life’s experiences or are developing […]
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Creating space for your story, Writing
February 1, 2022
Showing Up to the Page: Establishing a Creative Practice premium
The beginning of the year often brings with it reflections on the year that’s been, or goals and soon-to-be abandoned resolutions for the next twelve months. We might think about what we would like to leave behind and what we hope to step into. It usually means transitioning from holidays back into work or study. […]
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    Thanks, Davida! Heading over to check out your chain now (I'm a bit late this month).
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    I would love to know what you think once you have finished them - I always love seeing your perspective on the books you read x
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