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It’s going remarkably well so far… Sure, it’s only been 45 minutes, but still.

I’ve never been able to do much more than take notes or write rough story outlines while listening to music. I usually need to concentrate on what I’m trying to write, and music inevitably distracts me* (I start humming along, which grows into singing along, which blossoms into me performing a solo concert in front…… Continue reading Untitled

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The weekend didn’t turn out as I imagined it would. I have decided to apply for an Arts SA grant to see if I can get some (much-needed) help funding my way to Clarion South, and since the application deadline is October 31 I had to get my ass in gear this weekend. I hate writing…… Continue reading Untitled

Story prompts

I’ve been part of a writing group at the SA Writers Centre for the past few months. It’s a small group, and recently many of the members have been having a hard time making it to the monthly meetings, which makes it even smaller… Nevertheless, it’s fun getting together (with whoever can make it) at…… Continue reading Story prompts

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1,000 word mission: accomplished. Time to celebrate by catching up with KC to see her kids participate in Little Athletics, followed swiftly by a nice glass of red. Will indulge myself even further by devoting ALL of Sunday to working on ‘Singing Breath into the Dead’. No further thoughts of the thesis allowed until Monday…… Continue reading Untitled

Ready for take-off

Fresh tea bag. Fresh air coming in the office window. 9:15 and 2 articles read already. Today is going to be much more productive than yesterday. (Not that it would take much to be more productive than I was yesterday… Still.)

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And my tea bag exploded…And now my sister has called from Canada, and apparently she has 27 minutes left on her calling card…

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I think I jinxed myself with yesterday’s post:*Slept in this morning (it’s now 10:30 — half way into my ‘best writing time’)Milk had gone sour in the fridge (a chronic problem in our house…) so there was no caffeinated goodness to be had, no bland fibre to be consumed in cereal form (had to make…… Continue reading Untitled

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I write best in the morning and late at night. It’s one of those things I’ve always known about myself, but have only acknowledged out loud recently–since I’ve been forcing myself to churn out 1,000 words of my thesis a day. Usually, I get up, eat a bowl of tasteless fibre, grab a coffee and…… Continue reading Untitled

Hurray for DVDs

When Chad and I were in Canada in July, my cousins generously burnt us gave us about a year’s supply of entirely legal random DVDs to gorge ourselves on–and finally, after several weeks of anticipation, the packages containing said DVDs arrived in the mail today. We’ve got Spaced (three cheers for Simon Pegg!) Seasons 1 &…… Continue reading Hurray for DVDs