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It was beautiful to take my writing campaign to the @magdalenarms and film the gorgeous interior with all its vintage touches. I found myself reminiscing about a failed relationship and the one thing that got me through the grief - writing! . #writinghabits #writingpractice #writingcoaching #writeeverywhere #writingcoach #amwriting #writemore #writedaily #writingdaily #writingroutine #beawriter #writingvlog #writenomatterwhatPlaying around with the latest edit of my writing campaign #writenomatterwhat filmed at the gorgeous @magdalenarms This one will be out tomorrow. Head on over to my YouTube channel - link in bio - for today’s beauty. Filmed by the epic @liam_serious_ellis . #writingpractice #writingcoaching #writeeverywhere #writingcoach #writersofinstagram #writemore #writeeverydamnday #writeeveryday #writingdaily #writinghabits #writingroutine #beawriter #writingvlogWhat if you could write no matter what? In my new writing campaign I delve into writing practice head first with a beautiful typewriter from @charlie_foxtrot_vintage My insights today: Think of the moment you have called for something you have longed for. This is how writing calls for you. . #writingpractice #writingcoaching #writeeverywhere #writingcoach #writersofinstagram #writenomatterwhat #writemore #writeeveryday #writeeverydamnday #amwriting #nanowrimo #writingtips #writingadviceCategories
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Perhaps we touch, my muse and I
My first sexual fantasies, age thirteen, were set in a boys’ school. I was the housemaster’s daughter, visiting on a stormy weekend, where an overnight dump of snow had left us without telephone or roads. I had started a fever. … Continue reading
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Tagged Creative writing, creativity, fear, Freud, Gabriela Blandy, how to write, Joyce Carol Oates, Love, muse, Relationships, Rousseau, Writer's block, Writing, writing advice, Writing process
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The soft haze of mystery
The summer Jake turned fourteen, he caught a sudden glimpse of his aunt undressing – a roundness of flesh in between her body and arm as she removed her bra. His head fogged up, but through his blood came a … Continue reading
Lost Belongings
Dan is on the station platform, holding a woman’s handbag. He stops and looks back in the carriage. What’s that? I ask. Someone’s left it, he says. Maybe they’re in the loo, I tell him. I don’t think so. I … Continue reading
