motivation
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Why are you doing this to yourself?
Very recently, I was featured in one of Sarah Selecky’s student spotlights. (Sarah is a Giller-nominated writer, and has been a big inspiration in my own writing.) In the spotlight, I talk about why I write, but I wanted to expand a bit more on that here. I am a practical, pragmatic person. I like…
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Writing is my something better to do
It’s November 1st, and all across the world, thousands of writers are sitting down and frantically banging out words in search of NaNoWriMo glory. If you are not familiar with it, NaNoWriMo is a month-long writing challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. There is a time limit and deadlines and you…