Tag: creativity
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The Stupid, Beautiful Act of Writing in Pain
When pain takes, writing gives something back Even though my reality is often a lot of sofa sitting/lounging due to my illnesses, it does not stop me from writing. Case in point right now. Am I brave for writing while in pain? Nope. I’m actually pretty stupid for doing so as it makes the pain…
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On Writing in the Face of Adversity
Writing as my tool to cope I didn’t write for a year. Okay, that’s a lie. I did try to write my weekly email to my community about writing when you have to deal with chronic illness on a daily basis. I’ve been writing it for years and I wanted to keep that up, but…
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From News Junkie to Storyteller
How I’m Finding Hope in Books Every morning I wake up and grab my phone. First I check messages from friends. Then I check my social media for messages. And then I check the news. I used to check the news first. As a former journalist it was automatic. I needed to know what had…
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Writers With Chronic Illness: Join In!
Free Weekly Support for Writers With Chronic Illness! Do you ever feel alone in your life as a(n aspiring) writer, because your chronic illness causes a lot of extra problems? Do you not even feel like a writer because of them? Or do you believe you can never even be a writer because of your…
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Bouquet
When The Light and Colour Gets Back In If you live in the northern hemisphere too, I’m sure you are overly familiar by now with the colour grey. If January had a colour it would definitely be that. And I don’t know about you but I don’t do so well with grey weather. I love…
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Why You MUST Invest Money In Yourself – For Your Own Happiness!
I know, it’s not easy to put money into ourselves. While we have no trouble treating our loved ones, it’s much harder to treat ourselves. ‘I’m not going to pay that much on a hobby. Imagine the indulgence!’ ‘The house needs a new layer of paint.’ ; The vacuum cleaner is running on its last…
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Write and Change The World: We Need You To!
The world is in pain. There are wars. Our queer community is denied their rights. Climate disasters are happening across the globe. Covid still lingers. Human-induced tragedy seems ongoing and unstoppable at the moment and each of us suffers from it in varying degrees. Thankfully we have stories. Whether it is TV, film, books, podcasts…
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A Plea For Showing Disability in Art
“In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” Maya Angelou This piece first appeared on my author website on 12 November 2020. Reposted here with slight amendments. I never saw myself reflected on tv or in books. A chubby small town girl who liked to read didn’t really get much airtime on tv. Still…