March 2, 2024
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation (it’s been a few months for me). We all start with the same book title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest) and then link that to six others in whatever random ways our brains make connections. See where you, and other readers end up! This month’s starting book is […]
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January 2, 2024
Showing Up: 24 Things in 2024
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Fellow author Josh Langley recently published a blog post on why he isn’t setting any goals in 2024. Instead, he creating a list of what he wants to ‘show up’ for. In showing up, Josh says, ‘you’re willing to push through your fears, anxieties and doubts, to really be present in the experience – the […]
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January 1, 2024
These creative prompts are designed to gently ease our way back into writing (or any other art form) as we step into a new year. They can be used whether you wish to reflect on your own life, that of an ancestor or that of a fictional character. Use them as short warm-up exercises, integrate […]
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Why I Write
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I Love to Write Day (15 November) was started in 2002 by US writer John Riddle, who ‘wanted a day set aside so that everyone, no matter their age, could spend some time writing. It doesn’t matter what people write as long as they write what they want to’. It got me thinking about […]
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November 4, 2023
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, which I have been AWOL from since May, but I’m here now. In Six Degrees of Separation, Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us the name of a book and we all link it to six others in any way our brains choose to make random connections. This month, the […]
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July 4, 2023
Creative Writing Prompts: Winter
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It’s been pretty wet and cold where I live – and so dark in the mornings. I’m usually a morning person, with a walk around a nearby lake almost every day, even when my walking partner cancels on me at the last minute. But even I haven’t been forcing myself out of bed the last […]
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May 21, 2023
Do you have favourite podcasts you subscribe to and listen to regularly, or do you stumble across individual episodes somewhat by random. I often discover new podcasts when a fellow writer posts a link to a conversation about their new book and/or writing process or bookish friends share an interview with the author of a […]
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May 6, 2023
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, in which book lovers everywhere are invited to start with the book nominated by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest and connect it to six others in whatever way your mind makes random connections. This month, we’re beginning with Hydra by Adriane Howell, which is on the 2023 Stella Prize shortlist. […]
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