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Passing Judgement
I was recently asked to be a judge for a short story competition. Despite my full-blown imposter syndrome, I accepted the invitation as...
nataliejep
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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New words at last!
I don’t like being afraid of things. I’m that idiot who goes outside to investigate the weird noise in the middle of the night, or looks...
nataliejep
Jun 11, 20242 min read
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Are any words better than none?
I haven’t worked on my short story for just over two months. It is sitting at 2,222 words exactly. The numbers-weirdo in me likes that...
nataliejep
May 19, 20242 min read
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Two steps forward, one step back
It has never taken me so long to write a short story as the one I’m writing now. I know the storyline, and so far it is doing everything...
nataliejep
Mar 17, 20242 min read
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Acceptance!
There’s a great trick for blocked writers; if new words don’t come, edit some old ones. I took that advice recently and dusted off an old...
nataliejep
Feb 25, 20241 min read
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