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  • Road disappearing into dark night, with stop sign

    What would happen if I let go of this need to be impressive, and instead focused on feeling and thinking on paper? What would happen if I played around with different styles, and wrote questionable poetry, and fictionalised some of my experiences?

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  • Writing for Joy

    Right now we could all use a little more joy, and fun, and space to do something just for ourselves, just because we want to.

    Not because it will be useful or profitable or productive, necessarily.

    But for the sheer joy of it.

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  • 3 Pieces of Writing Advice I Hate

    Every now and then I like to grab a favourite writer of mine (metaphorically speaking I do not assault authors) and share some writing advice I love.

    This week: Neil Gaiman!

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  • Neil Gaiman smiles

    Every now and then I like to grab a favourite writer of mine (metaphorically speaking I do not assault authors) and share some writing advice I love.

    This week: Neil Gaiman!

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  • Vicky, with blue hair and an orange striped top, looks morose with notebook and pen in hand

    If you’re writing something and feeling some kind of way—like maybe you hate it, or strongly dislike it, or want to possibly set fire to it, imagine I’m sitting next to you and gently asking, “But what do you mean by that?”

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  • “You belong” on colouful mosaic background, surrounded by leafy plants

    Representation matters and our stories matter, not only because our stories help other people like us to feel seen and understood, but because they improve people’s wellbeing and literally save lives.

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