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Continue reading →: How did I grow my blog?Wine, lots of wine. Preferably a light-bodied, unoaked Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, NZ. OK, but how did I really grow my blog? A few people have been asking me to answer this question via email and social media ever since I blogged about reaching 5,000 followers. I’d like to reassure you that while…
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Continue reading →: Nine ways to cope with rejectionRejection from agents and publishers that is, not from that guy you’ve had a crush on for years. Although, while we’re on that topic, if you’re looking for advice on how to cope with unrequited love, public humiliations and silent stalemates, I’m your girl! But let’s put all that aside, because today,…
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Continue reading →: Welcome to 2018!Happy New Year everyone! My long hiatus is over and I’ve been itching to get back from my self-imposed, month-long exile. OK, so it’s only been 26 days, but I couldn’t wait any longer. I’ve missed you all too much. And the stats, how are the stats!? It was probably…
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Continue reading →: The nine stages of trying to write poetryIf you’re anything like me, you’ll understand deeply that the poetry struggle is real. It’s a galactic behemoth, and we but teeny, tiny atoms trying to navigate its interstellar medium: 1. You’ve read a beautiful poem that sings to your soul in such a way that you feel inspired to write…
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Continue reading →: Are you participating in Reddit’s Secret Santa exchange?If so, my gift could be on its way to you!! I’m participating in Reddit’s Secret Santa exchange this year for the first time and I am beyond excited. I’ve had it slighty rough these last few months, and needed something fun to do to create some ‘Christmas cheer’. And it’s totally working!…
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Continue reading →: I have 5000 followers!!Yeah, you’re probably just as surprised as me. I have no clue how I got here, but all I can say is how much I f—ing love you guys. I’m not usually the type of person to write these kinds of posts (I feel like it’s very much ‘kimmy, look…
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Continue reading →: The nine stages of FINALLY finishing your storyNow that the end of Nanowrimo is coming up, I’m sure there will be plenty of writers who will be jumping up and down with joy when they reach that elusive 50k goal. Some may even finish their novels. And if you’re one of them? Well, cheers to you. I’m…
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Continue reading →: The nine stages of trying NOT to write at workIf you’re a writer, undomesticated equines probably can’t stop you from writing wherever and whenever the tantalising desire strikes. It is a magnetic force that consumes you for a few minutes to a few days at a time, and it can strike randomly and without prejudice. But, unfortunately… there is one thing that…
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Continue reading →: Thank you NaNoWriMo, for helping me overcome my FearI used to pay out anyone who participated in NaNoWriMo, thinking that anyone who took part wasn’t a real writer. Why the hell would you wait until November to write a novel? Why not write one now, whether that ‘now’ is May or August? I was someone who used to write every…
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Continue reading →: Short story: The One Left BehindMonty There was a storm brewing outside. A cliché I know, but there really was a storm brewing, no other word for it. And even though I didn’t want to look, I was transfixed. A crack of thunder made me jump, and for a moment, I thought I saw the…
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