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Jun 19, 20182 min read
Writing at Full Speed
Read this on galpod.com. When my dad was about 45, he entered into a partnership with another farmer. The partnership details were: the...
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Jun 18, 20183 min read
No Right Answers
Read this on galpod.com. I recently came across a fantastic "writing advice" post by Chuck Wendig. He took quite a few traditional...
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Jun 16, 20183 min read
Camping Trip
Read this on galpod.com. “Isn’t this nice?” asked Chris. Kayla looked at him, disgust etched on every feature. “Look at the stars,” Chris...
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Jun 13, 20182 min read
Why I Write
Read this on galpod.com. I started writing fiction because I had a story to tell. One day, while I was doing my PhD, a story came into my...
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Jun 12, 20183 min read
Ten Ways Writing a PhD or Book is NOT Like Having a Child
Read this on galpod.com. It pisses me off when people tell me that writing a book (or a PhD thesis) is JUST like having a child. I'm not...
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Jun 11, 20183 min read
A Letter to My Daughter on her Seventh Birthday
Read this on galpod.com. Yesterday I didn't post. I could find excuses and say it's because we had a full day making cupcakes to bring to...
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Jun 9, 20182 min read
Marla and the Box
Read this on galpod.com. I was at a writing festival all day, organised by CityLit's Creative Writing department. It was amazing, but I...
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Jun 8, 20183 min read
On Immigration and Change
Read this on galpod.com. When we were 25 years old, my partner and I got married. Then we packed up and moved across the ocean. The...
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