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  • May 17, 2021

    The Writer's Voice: It's Not What You Say but How You Say It

     ‘It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.’ As a child and teen I heard this simply as a parent’s retort to the self-righteous whine, ‘But I only said…’As a writer I realise it’s ...

  • #WritingTips Mondays: Rebecca Solnit – "It Takes Time"
    #WritingTips Mondays: Rebecca Solnit – "It Takes Time"
    September 27, 2016

    #WritingTips Mondays: Rebecca Solnit – "It Takes Time"

    Activist and writer Rebecca Solnit has written a whopping 17 books, in addition to publishing essays in the most prestigious journals and magazines in the world. A Guggenheim Fellow (amongst her many ...

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