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Sorry I’ve been MIA; I’ve been trying to finish the edits on the novel. Yes. The draft is done. Edit round one is done. It’s still a trashfire, but it’s now a trashfire with a complete narrative arc and, if I do say so myself, nuggets of not-entirely-awful writing. The roller coaster of emotions spanning…
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Happy 2023 to all blog readers! May 2023 bring you good health and contentment, and, if you’re in academia, also untold grant riches, high-profile publications, and a teaching schedule that makes you miss the most pointless meetings. This has been my 2022: Professional: Wrote 7,834 grants. Several were funded and lean times were avoided Taught…
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Giving and receiving feedback can be tricky. Tact is paramount, and even the most salient point will fall on deaf ears if not delivered with respect and kindness. (See here and here.) However, the recipient must be genuinely open to feedback, otherwise the whole exercise is moot. I know a few short-fiction writers who ask…
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This essay hits hard. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/05/my-boyfriend-a-writer-broke-up-with-me-because-im-a-writer And there’s this one, that turns darker still: Whatever Happened to ______ ? If you want to follow the discussion on Twitter, here are a couple of threads. My (now ex) boyfriend, a writer, broke up with me because I’m a writer. So….I figured I might as well write…
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Last day of November! I’ve been kinda dying from work the last few weeks, so have missed a few days of blogging, but I will makes sure to keep posting regularly until all the questions from the questions post are answered, and then hopefully more! For now, some levity, and a more substantive post to…
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Maya asked: English/WGS prof here and I regularly work with STEM and Healthcare colleagues on transdisciplinary projects like medical humanities. What do you think humanities and STEM people need to know about each other to work better together? This is a great question, but unfortunately it’s not one I am particularly well-qualified to answer as…
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I had a post with random Twitter levity planned, but then I saw this tweet: The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel all alone. —Robin Williams pic.twitter.com/L3IeLVjy3K — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) November 19, 2022 By the way, it isn’t really a Robin Williams quote, even though he…
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A few days ago, reader DS asked over email: What’s your perspective, now, on imposter syndrome? The timing is interesting, because I recently got shortlisted for a short-fiction award (I can now officially say I am this-award-nominated author). I looked at all the other people on the list, many of whom are way more accomplished…
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Pyrope asked for book recommendations, and I am happy to oblige. I have Kindle Unlimited and also buy a vast majority of books online, but here are some recently enjoyed paperbacks. Collections of flash (stories of up to 1000 words) and short stories: Horror novellas: Collections of poems: I also read plenty of sci-fi. For…
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