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Nov 26, 20182 min read
On Perfectionism, Uncertainty, and Writing
Read this on galpod.com. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about when do you know your work is done. I even looked up resources and stuff,...
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Nov 14, 20183 min read
The Struggle for Authenticity
Read this on galpod.com. I'm reading Brené Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection, and she talks about some interesting topics. I want to take...
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Nov 9, 20183 min read
Between Academic and Creative Writing
Read this on galpod.com. *Note: I'm not in any way condoning the myth of left-brain and right-brain. This is NOT what this post is about....
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Nov 7, 20182 min read
End of October Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. I've debated for a while about whether to write this post. I didn't get to do any fiction writing in October,...
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Oct 3, 20183 min read
On Diversity and Points of View
Read this on galpod.com. Before I start, can I ask you a favour? If there's anyone you know you think would enjoy this blog, could you...
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Jul 30, 20183 min read
Deliberate Practice Update (and bonus story)
Read this on galpod.com. I'm sure all five of you reading this are dying to know how the deliberate practice went. My skill for last week...
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Jul 23, 20182 min read
Deliberate Practice
Read this on galpod.com. If you've been anywhere NEAR productivity blogs, books, or gurus, you know that deliberate practice is all the...
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Jul 19, 20182 min read
Book Review - Self-Editing for Fiction Writers
Read this on galpod.com. Unsurprisingly, I'm reading a lot of books about writing lately. I consider it to be an investment, and these...
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Jul 18, 20181 min read
Words
Read this on galpod.com. I have no time for a real post today. Last week has been crazy, and this one is shaping up to be quite similar....
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Jul 10, 20183 min read
The Good and Bad Sides of Breakthroughs
Read this on galpod.com. I had a weird weekend. I'm usually full of energy on weekends, but this weekend was hot, and all I wanted to do...
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Jul 2, 20183 min read
End of June Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. Right. I had set myself five goals for June. I failed on four of them. If you followed the blog this month, this...
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Jun 29, 20183 min read
Book Review - The Milestones
Read this on galpod.com. I read far quicker in Hebrew than I do in English. Hebrew is my first language, after all, and it's just much...
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Jun 27, 20183 min read
Playing Catch Up
Read this on galpod.com. My mom and sister (and baby nephew!) are visiting, and staying with us in London. I love it when my family comes...
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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 15, 20181 min read
The Technicalities of Writing Online
Read this on galpod.com. I've been thinking a lot lately about what I'm trying to get out of posting on Medium and this blog. Many...
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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 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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Jun 7, 20185 min read
Absent Elves
I've been following a writer's blog called Terrible Minds. It's funny, but I mostly follow it because the author, Chuck Wendig, gives...
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