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The ‘Should’ Monster

January 19, 2012
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Does this little monster tell you that you SHOULD be writing?

Picture this: it’s a bright July morning, and you have the day to yourself. Your perfect writing spot is waiting for pages to be filled. It’s your time. But instead of enjoying this fact, you hear a little monster tell you that you ‘should’ get to the desk, hear him growl at you over your morning coffee; chiding you for taking so long, that you ‘should’ get going; that you are wasting precious writing time. He hurries you to your desk, berating the laptop for taking its time to load up and then when the cursor is flashing, your...
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When Your Dreams Become A Burden

September 14, 2011
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When Your Dreams Become A Burden

* Did you dream of being a famous and successful writer, when you were little? * By the time you reached the age you are now, how famous and successful did you imagine yourself being? * And when you really think about that last question, does it provoke an emotional or physical reaction? Tension in your body,  a sick...
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The Revolution Will Be Emotional

July 15, 2011
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The Revolution Will Be Emotional

I’ve touched on gender issues in writing before but here’s a slightly different take on the same subject.  What if the gender imbalance at the top of the literary tree – the higher proportions of men in the high-kudos publications and on the prize shortlists – is because women are more emotional? A prickly subject. Even as I type...
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Explanation for Absence

June 27, 2011
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Explanation for Absence

No, we don’t have a sick note from our mothers.  But in case you were enjoying what we were up do, and hoping for a little more, a brief note about the silence. The immediate aftermath of my much-desired book deal – coupled not long after with the awarding of my doctorate – has been to take my foot...
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EFT for Writers

March 29, 2011
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EFT for Writers

So what exactly is EFT?  Why do we think its a brilliant tool for writers and people who want to be writers? Let’s start with the basics. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique.  It’s sometimes called ‘tapping’ and is sometimes described as “acupuncture without needles”.   From a personal familiarity with acupuncture, however, I would say it is massively...
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