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“Head over to Abney Park Cemetery”, my friend, the writer Mel McGrath said. “Put up your desk and pop your typewriter on a grave that speaks to you. Listen to the voices of the dead”. In this week’s #WritenoMatterWhat video the emotive language comes flowing out of me - it’s amazing what happens when you carve out time for writing! ⬇️ https://youtu.be/PsYDms6Fvws #writingpractice #writingmotivation #authortube #writingproblems #writingcoach #writingadvice #writingtips #authortuber #writersblock #writingtip #writemore #writenomatterwhat #writerssupportingwritersIt’s pretty depressing when that writing slump hits. Days go by, the ideas aren’t there, but more of a furry mouth, sense of something vital missing. I want to remind you that your MOJO is there, you’re just distracted by your funk. Shift your attention to the joy writing brings. #writingpractice #writingmotivation #authortube #writingproblems #writingcoach #writingadvice #writingtips #authortuber #writersblock #writingtip #writemore #writenomatterwhat #writerssupportingwritersNow, I don’t mean that suddenly you’re an idiot unless you write all day long. No! I’m a huge fan of writing the way I want. Treat writing like something YOU LOVE and then you’ll want to do it. This means watch your whinging. How are you talking about your writing when you’re not writing? Are you bitching, moaning, complaining? If so, then what on earth is going to induce you to write? #writingpractice #writingmotivation #authortube #writingproblems #writingcoach #writingadvice #writingtips #authortuber #writersblock #writingtip #writemore #writenomatterwhat #writerssupportingwritersCategories
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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
