As soon as I finished my undergraduate degree, I started thinking about postgraduate studies. That could just be because in Anthropology you’re encouraged to do honours, then a PhD. Or it could be because I’m a glutton for study punishment. For whatever reason, I am always searching for the perfect postgrad course to do. […]
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A Confession
With the announcement yesterday of the details of ProBlogger Event 2014, I have a little confession to make. I still haven’t listened to the sessions I didn’t attend last year. I downloaded them all, they’ve all been downloaded on my iPhone pretty much since the conference. So I have no excuse, in reality. I’ve […]
Criticism As A Writer
Creative works are hard to create. Writing, painting, photography, drawing, sculpting or anything else creative you do – they all require dedication to create. They require that you pour so many parts of yourself into the work that you’re revealing parts of yourself. And this is why criticism can be hard. When someone says […]
The Spark Has Gone
I spend too much time watching the few TV shows I like. I watch and rewatch the DVDs. I fall asleep to them. But the upside of this is that I know the shows very well. Then things change. A new writer is brought in, perhaps. The show is still funny, still has […]
12 Days of Blogging Christmas: Day 4 – Lists
Welcome back to the 12 Days of Blogging Christmas. You can catch up here: Day 1 – Photo Posts Day 2 – Break Editorial Schedule Day 3 – Guest Post I’m not a huge fan of list posts because I prefer longer-form writing, but they do suit some formats and topics. I also tend […]
NaNo Fail
Every year since about 2006, I have won attempted NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month Only it’s so popular that it’s international. And if you want, there are groups around dedicated to breaking the novel part of the rules. The point being, I’ve actually yet to complete NaNoWriMo. […]
Eat Drink Blog 2013
As I usually do when there’s a conference on and I’m not at it, I engaged in some hash tag stalking over the weekend. Eat Drink Blog is a niche conference for – well, it’s pretty obvious: food bloggers. Even if food blogging isn’t your niche (as I’ve posted about before, it isn’t mine!), the conference […]
Lazy Bed Day
Yesterday I stayed in bed all day. For once, not because I was sick! I just decided that I didn’t want to change out of pyjamas & staying in bed was a great excuse to do that. So I sat … Continue reading
Selling Yourself
I was chatting to a colleague the other month and I mentioned I had submitted an article to a magazine. They asked what it’s about. I stumbled. I had no idea. It’s a magazine… I dunno…. Crap, I need a … Continue reading
Sunday Blog Prompt #4
Long time no blog! Perhaps it’s with some irony that I present a list of blog prompts: Jump start Inflate Hard bench Fluffy towels Stars Spinning Crisp air Flashes Water Bento Box meals Decadent treat Relaxation music