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To Be or Not To Be a Writer

To Be or Not To Be a Writer

I always assumed that authors came from a very special mould. They were the kind of people who spent their childhood scribbling down stories whereas I was a bit of a geek. I had one of the first home computers, a Sinclair ZX81 so I was busy writing computer programs while those budding authors were […]

March 8, 2016 | By | 7 Replies More
Negotiating the Swamp: When Am I a “Writer?”

Negotiating the Swamp: When Am I a “Writer?”

In this world of the gainfully employed, the corporates who climb ladders and meet glass ceilings, and the professions that mean something because of the degree certificates it took to acquire them, swimming in this swamp is the full-time writer.I only appreciated the gravity of this title when I tried to fill in an application […]

November 29, 2014 | By | 20 Replies More