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  • reader

    reading Atonement by Ian McEwan

    February 3, 2022 /

    Have you ever noticed how the beginning of a book can tell a lot about the whole story? I suggest you do this exercise. Pick your favorite books and read the beginning again…

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    is a book what you want it to mean or what the author wanted it to say?

    November 9, 2021

    I took a break from reading for a while

    October 26, 2021

    create opportunities, share your work

    October 20, 2021
  • reader

    how to make time for reading and why this is not a how-to post like any other else you’ve read before

    November 12, 2021 /

    This is not going to be the first time I talk about this. And this is not gonna be the first time you’re gonna need to read this. Making time for reading is one of the biggest challenges of modern life, and it’s so challenging that most people end up thinking it's impossible or impracticable. But it’s not.

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    on reading lists and reading projects

    November 4, 2021

    a tale of two cups of coffee and how to improve your creative craft

    October 28, 2021

    is a book what you want it to mean or what the author wanted it to say?

    November 9, 2021
  • reader

    on reading lists and reading projects

    November 4, 2021 /

    I have this crazy habit of creating lists for everything. Well. To be honest, I don’t think it’s crazy. It helps me get organized when nothing in this world is not well ordered.

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    I took a break from reading for a while

    October 26, 2021

    is a book what you want it to mean or what the author wanted it to say?

    November 9, 2021

    what is a good definition of reading?

    November 16, 2021
  • writer

    on choosing a path between noise and stories

    October 25, 2021 /

    Thought: when our writing lacks a good story, this might lead to noisy and random content instead of something that our readers will mindfully consume and perceive.

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    some thoughts about indie vs traditional publishing (2021)

    November 2, 2021

    if I could offer you only one tip

    February 3, 2022

    a very simple list of six arguments in defense of lists

    November 10, 2021
  • reader

    rereading is madness. but who knows where madness lies?

    October 22, 2021 /

    How many times do you find yourself reading a book you’ve already read? ...again? And if that happens a lot, what do you think you’re gonna find when doing that?

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    reading Atonement by Ian McEwan

    February 3, 2022

    what is a good definition of reading?

    November 16, 2021

    I took a break from reading for a while

    October 26, 2021
  • Archives,  instagram,  reading

    on bibliotherapy and books as remedies for life’s ailments

    June 24, 2021 /

    Bibliotherapy can cure almost everything. A broken heart, a broken mind, or even a broken leg.

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    let’s take a walk

    April 5, 2021

    There are seven steps to write.

    May 4, 2021

    Recycling can make your writer’s life easier

    January 6, 2021
  • Archives,  instagram,  reading

    Currently Reading: Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

    June 15, 2021 /

    What are you reading this week? And how do you feel about it so far?

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    The Morning Miracle for Writers

    March 9, 2021

    how to organize your writing life today

    July 5, 2021

    read this if you want to build a better reading habit

    June 10, 2021
  • Archives,  book review,  instagram

    CULTISH, book review

    June 8, 2021 /

    Have you ever seen words being used as a form of power to influence people or common words being used in a way that scared you? CULTISHby Amanda Montell First off, let me say. Amanda is not just an incredibly talented writer and language scholar, she gives me hope and evidence that the future of language and young brains are not as doomed as I thought they were. Every time we chat, I leave the conversation with new ideas, a smile on my brain, and something new to study. She has a gift I rarely see these days. Thanks to Amanda I dived into a thousand articles on the internet…

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    Three months of blogging

    April 1, 2021

    about the content creation bucket

    June 21, 2021

    what’s going on with our concentration these days?

    June 3, 2021
  • Archives,  instagram,  reading

    books are mirrors

    June 1, 2021 /

    What part of you do you leave in your book reviews?

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    One Hundred Years of Writing

    January 2, 2021

    hey, Fall

    March 20, 2021

    imagine you’re cleaning a room

    June 22, 2021
  • Archives,  book review,  instagram

    it starts with a plane crash…

    May 25, 2021 /

    Book review. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding.

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    crime and punishment – the end

    March 29, 2021

    Backlands, by Euclides da Cunha

    February 6, 2021

    How to make time for reading and writing

    February 16, 2021
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