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My Writing Day --Variation

December 06, 2020 in Creative Writing

A great stimulus, I find, is photography. I always try and take a digital camera with me wherever I go, or at least my phone.

The writer's day: a graphical representation

April 30, 2019 in News & views, Professional writer, The lighter side, Graphs

As far as I can gather, the pie chart in this article summarises every writer’s dilemma.

Now there's someone who seems pretty laid back. Photo by Terry Freedman 2017.

Everyone needs a special writing day

February 19, 2017 in Creative Writing, News & views

What's a special writing day? And what's so special about them?

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