Tag: life
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When Adults Write Childhood
Increasingly, authors, and aprents alike, describe children’s books as the stories they “wished they had as children.” But when adults write childhood from memory, the centre of the story can quietly shift from the child reader to the adult remembering.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Writing
From manufacturing to healthcare, artificial intelligence has revolutionised many industries. Its impact on writing as a profession has been debated. Some say AI threatens the writing industry, and others say it can improve it. There is no doubt that there are potential threats and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence in writing as a profession. With…
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On Booze and Being a Writer
Lord Bryon said that “Man being reasonable must get drunk; The best of life is but intoxication”. The regulars at clubs as well as authors seem to concur, so maybe I lost some memo along the way. Literature is peppered with heavy drinkers. From the Fitzgeralds to the quieter, lonelier drinkers like Charles Bukowski, there…
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A LETTER TO F
Dear F You once told me “the best way to beat death is to die…” That way, you added, there’s really nothing that it can do. It was one of those sunny Sundays, remember? When we could never think of anything to do because of the stifling heat and the only thing that could quench…