Writing
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Writing Bad Reviews
I’ve always been somewhat of a “pleaser”, it’s a survival instinct really. If you please those around you, you keep the peace, meaning you won’t get abused in any shape or form. And so it’s not particularly a healthy trait.… Continue reading
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I’ve caught a break but not my breath
I’m working at both jobs today, but I did get to sleep in a little. I’m also sitting at my desk with a hot tea on this fine, chilly morning, and so I’m getting a little bit of peace after… Continue reading
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History of Meanjin — a Starting Point
Before I go and start borrowing books on it, I wanted to check online resources, as they’re sometimes a better place to find a culmination of information that’s otherwise been ignored by standard places of education and knowledge—that information being… Continue reading
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Adding “Fluff” — Adding the Flesh
Because of how quickly I was writing A Woman’s Conquest to get the base out— Which felt good, by the way, you’re allowed to hate your first drafts, just get them written! You can’t refine—be unhappy with—what you haven’t written.… Continue reading
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School, Work and Reviewing Plans
I love making schedules. Love it. I like creating them, formatting them, completing them etc. But I’m not great at following them. I think I’ve said this a thousand times now. I work better following a guided schedule, but right… Continue reading
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Busy Little Bee
This week has been busy, as I thought it would. There’s a lot ramping up, and it feels like by the time I find my free time, I’m too tired to do anything and I just sleep through it, and… Continue reading
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Inconvenient Timing
Sometimes, the desire to write, the rush of creativity and ideas, happens when I don’t need it to. Usually during work. I can sit and stare at the screen for hours without any words when I have free time, and… Continue reading
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All you have to do is make stuff up, right?
Some people marvel at the ability of other’s to write, and I didn’t understand that for a while. I have a friend who sometimes can’t wrap his head around writing and how you improve your skills for writing (pertaining to… Continue reading
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1, 2 & 3
If you haven’t already, check out this list of 20 actions for reconciliation. The first 1-3 actions are more or less what I’ve been working on since I started my Indigenous Knowledges Minor back when I was still studying. It… Continue reading
Hopfield is Writing 