I’ve been blogging since 1997. But I promise you, you’ve never heard of me. After listening to Joanna Penn’s podcast about 10 years of her online business recently, I’ve been feeling nostalgic over my own early internet days. In particular, the 1990s internet, which seemed so quiet and so small. I thought I’d share some […]
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Recently, I came across a pseudo-interview from 2014, where I answered questions about my fiction writing and my creative process. You can read it on my writing blog, here. Finding it again made me think about the ways my creative process has changed since then – and how it’s still the same. My creative process in
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A couple of months ago, I booked myself into an Airbnb for a weekend dedicated to writing. I’d done this once before, in 2008, and was excited to try again. I’d learned some valuable lessons from my last DIY writing retreat, and was confident that this one would be successful. So – how did I
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I went full-time as a freelance copywriter in 2009. But a year before that, I dipped my toe into the world of web writing on the side. I waded through online job boards, looking for something that was less journalism and more entertainment – but not entertainment. Picky, I know! I finally found a site that
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As a writer, I’m well-accustomed to creative blocks. I know what it’s like to sit at my desk, staring at the blinking cursor for what seems like hours. If you sometimes struggle to find creative motivation, I thought I would share the top three tips that help me get unstuck. Ask others to help keep
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