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Tag: The writing process

Notes on notes

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 ~ Tania Sickling ~ Leave a comment

Story ideas come to me all the time, but they are fleeting. They don't wait for me to happen across a pen and paper, or a spare few minutes, or all of those things at once. They need noting down immediately by any means possible, or they're gone for good. Reciting new lines under my … Continue reading Notes on notes

Write something

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 ~ Tania Sickling ~ Leave a comment

Getting words onto a blank screen or page is like tying shoelaces. It's a beginning. The real exercise is what follows. The toughest times I ever have writing are when I'm trying to perfect the words in my head before bringing them out into the world. I find myself locked in my head with my … Continue reading Write something

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