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Month: February 2017

Posted on February 28, 2017

I don’t want you to miss out!

I'm writing this blog post super fast. I just wanted to let you know that a newsletter is going out tonight to all g&d subscribers. I've been talking about it on Facebook and Twitter. The newsletter has TWO bits of super cool news. BUT you only get the newsletter if you're a subscriber. Subscribing is not the …

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Posted on February 24, 2017

How to write a shitty blog post

A while back, I wrote a blog post. You know why? Because I had a nice photo of bulbs in pots. You know. Flowers and stuff. Here it is. Pretty, hey? I thought, how can I write a blog post around this image?  I love this image. I want to use this image! I must, I must, …

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Posted on February 19, 2017February 19, 2017

Why unwriting is a writer’s best friend

  Writers love words. Not just for what they do—create entire universes. They love them as individuals. Most writers (and editors) will blush with delight when handed a dictionary. They enjoy nothing more than ‘word talk’. Who likes pernickety, lilting, lumber, moot? Moot is a queer word. Queer is a great word that's taken on a …

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Posted on February 10, 2017February 11, 2017

What do editors know?

It’s only subjective! They don’t know everything! You have to stick to your guns! Over the years I've been privy to conversations wherein authors discuss/ argue/ wail about their editors. Likewise, I'm often asked by aspiring  authors and illustrators, ‘What should I do when my editor makes suggestions and I don’t agree with them?’ Sometimes …

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Posted on February 3, 2017August 8, 2019

Do you compare yourself to other writers? Let’s break the addiction

This week on Duckie TV,  we kicked off  Q & Q Friday 2017,  with a mindset question. A duckie wrote to ask if I ever compared myself to other writers and if so, how did I cope with it. Hello? Did I ever compare myself to others? Hell, yeah! I've even tried to dress like my favourite …

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