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Journalling to honour myself: Writing has saved my life

♦ February 14, 2018 ♦ Leave a comment

Journalling through my life I have been writing a journal for over 35 years. I began as a young girl as a way to express feelings I couldn’t any other way. And also feelings I couldn’t understand. I didn’t have a safe person close to me that I could confide in. And even though my …

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Using plain language in self-help writing connects writers with their readers

♦ December 29, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

Sometimes when I read self-help books, I have trouble with the language the writers have used to express their ideas. I’m a writer who is firmly in the simple language camp, and I’m not impressed when writers use flowery language or three-dollar words (as my mother calls them) to sound as if they “know” more …

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Writing in a cafe: Freelancing perks

♦ November 24, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment

I’m going to go edit in a cafe today. When I have paper edits to do, I like sitting and sipping my tea and working. There’s a nice cafe that I went into yesterday for the first time (good chocolate cake!), I’ll give it a try today. It’s conducive to serious thought with interesting interruptions …

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