Tag: faber academy
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Writing Update: Finishing the Crime Writing Course?
So, this week is the last week of my Faber Crime Writing Course and it’s been a time. For our last piece of writing we need to include A Ticking Clock, A Punctuation Element and A Suspect Interview. Trying to get everything needed into the final piece feels like a bit of a squeeze. I’m…
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Reading Round Up: June
This month I went on a bit of a reading bender. I’m just glad that I’ve gotten my reading mojo back somewhat. Also, turns out that I read around four times faster than most other people. A discovery I had when my kindle told me it would take 8 hours to finish the book and…
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Writing Update: Busy or Burn Out
A chaotic two weeks but now, finally, an update. Being busy is one of my many ways of coping with the boredom aversion that my ADHD brings me. And boy have I been busy. I’m starting a narrative podcast with friends, so a lot of my free time is being funnelled into writing for that.…
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Writing Update: Am I a Pantser? A Planner?
This week was a wild ride for me with migraines, deadlines and general chaos. But a kernel of something emerged from all that. Another person on my Crime Writing course asked a question about flying by the seat of your pants when it comes to writing, so here’s my two cents on the issue. This…
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Writing Update: Self-recrimination
This week was a wild ride. I finished up my final assignment for the first year of my mater’s degree, I embarked on another week of the Crime Writing course and I read five books. I know the last part isn’t technically writing but it still felt like an achievement to me. Or, at least,…
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Writing Update: One Year Older
I turned twenty-eight this week. It was a surreal experience. Second birthday in lockdown, second birthday miles and miles away from my family, friends and significant other. Two more birthdays until thirty. Scary times. It feels like I have to be an adult now. Which seems weird to write; of course I’m an adult! I…
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Writing Update
This week is actually my last as a 27-year-old. I turn 28 on Monday… slowly inching towards the 30-year-old-cliche my blog title is a nod to. So, in true me fashion, I began a Crime Writing online course at Faber Academy. It seems like it’ll be a really fun opportunity to meet more writers and…
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