I’m not writing because Danger Mouse has come to Netflix.
Continue reading “Excuses For Not Writing #11”The Final Stretch
I submitted my last assessment for this semester on Sunday night and now I get to enjoy the brief pause before the final semester starts.
Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more.
Continue reading “The Final Stretch”Why I Write Every Day
Perhaps the most common writing advice given to aspiring writers is to write daily. Believe it or not, it is advice that should be taken seriously. I know I do.
Continue reading “Why I Write Every Day”The Power of Outlining
I hit a speed bump in a story I’m writing when I didn’t know how to write what came next.
Continue reading “The Power of Outlining”Bitter Pills
I got some sad news the other day: Metallica have cancelled their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Continue reading “Bitter Pills”What to Write?
What do I write about when I don’t know what to write about?
Continue reading “What to Write?”The Gift of Reading
I’ve enjoyed reading for the longest time. When I was a boy, I would pick up books and absorb them like a plant soaking up sunlight. I was greedy for books and their contents. As soon as I finished one, I would be eagerly starting the next.
Continue reading “The Gift of Reading”Going Dark
I just discovered that I could turn the site theme dark and I like it.
Continue reading “Going Dark”The Blog Turns Four
It’s been four years since I started the Garrulous Grimoire, and even though I can still see the starting point, I am moving steadily away from it.
Continue reading “The Blog Turns Four”Tea and Tim-Tams at Two
I’m up late again enjoying a midnight snack of tea and Tim-Tams while I surf the internet. Now that my uni break is almost over, it is time to get back into the study head space.
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