I have this idea that if I weren’t a writer, I would be a healer. Lots of juicy woo-woo stuff, like aromatherapy, herbalism, maybe some crystal energy work and the list goes on. I have always been interested in natural therapies, and have some self-healing practices and blends I have developed just for myself. I [...]
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All of it. This post (about seven weeks and counting), a uni assignment (only two days) and…okay, I can’t think of anything else that’s overdue. Actually, life is pretty damn fine right now. Of course, if you really wanted to know what was going on in my life, you’d be over at my other blog [...]
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…is $110, to be exact. On Tuesday night I went to my fortnightly writers’ group meeting, and parked in what I thought was a free carpark. It turned out that the whole carpark was free, except for the one spot I was in, which was a no parking zone. I felt stupid (especially after banging [...]
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When I first left my job and sat down at my desk to be a freelancer, I had a plan. My careers counsellor Kerry helped me see that I work best when I’m writing about topics that I’m passionate about. When I’m passionate I am focused and engaged. When I’m writing about those things that [...]
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One of my favourite writing quotes is from Steven Pressfield, who wrote the awesome book on creativity and and why we resist it, The War of Art. He said that writers require three things: talent luck discipline You can’t do anything about talent, because it’s God-given. You can’t do anything about luck and often getting [...]
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I’ve got a few writing bits and pieces on the go at the moment, so I’m going to put it all out there and use this as an online to-do list. My problem is I usually have too many ideas floating round in my head, so I’m going to cull the list and set some [...]
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I’m being all positive and proactive and calling myself a ‘freelance writer’*, even though I’ve only sold one freelance article so far. I am plugging away, brainstorming and researching ideas, sending out pitches and even following up on unanswered pitches – which, I’ve discovered, is even more scarier than sending the actual pitch itself. I’m [...]
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I’ve been a busy girl in the last couple of days. It could have something to do with my treasure map. Well, the motivation to get busy instead of staying under the doona during this unusually cold Sydney weather has to have come from somewhere. Here’s what I’ve been up to: I’ve written five blog [...]
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So things are good. I launched my new website, bite by bite, and it has been attracting quite a few hits. I’m learning all about SEO and other important internet things, via ittybiz’s totally awesome SEO school. I’m writing an article on the ethics of eating disorders for an ethics writing competition, which is stretching [...]
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I’ve been so busy and excited about my new website, I forgot to say here what it is! (Drumroll please…) My shiny new website is bite by bite. It is all about binge eating disorder, and is a very interesting read, if I do say so myself. Please let me know what you think of [...]
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