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My Greatest Fear as a Writer

Posted on May 16, 2022May 15, 2022by SA Thurtle

Ever wonder what keeps a writer up at night? Well, this does…

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Why every writer needs a hammer…

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022by SA Thurtle

About two years ago I realised that writing is a lot like my highly romanticised idea of sword smithing. Genius, right? That explains everything. I know, I know… I amaze myself. What…? No? You don’t see it? Fine. I’ll explain. For me, writing starts when I uncover a nugget of… stuff. This can be a […]

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Continuing as you mean to… continue?

Posted on April 3, 2022April 4, 2022by SA Thurtle

In the words of Obi Wan, hello there! It’s been a while. (Sorry about that.) Life has, in the last few years, been a little crazy. I’ve become a husband and a father, both surprisingly time-consuming enterprises. I’ve also moved back to the exciting and familiar world of self-employment. Once again, in the marketing and […]

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2020 – A postmortem?

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021by SA Thurtle

Well. That sucked. I think we can all agree that 2020 was a surprise. Not in the good way, either. But in ways we’d rather forget and should probably get therapy for. That said, if you’re reading that, you made it. It might have been close. You might have come through with a few scars […]

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Time flies…

Posted on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019by SA Thurtle

This year has been a busy one, full of a lot of life changing events but not, alas, much in the way of writing.   This is not so helpful in the life of a writer, as it goes.   With all the planning I did for the year, I am pleased to report that […]

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Update – Best Laid Plans…

Posted on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019by SA Thurtle

April 2019 update on my writing, what I’ve been up to and life in general

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The Sound of Inspiration

Posted on January 11, 2019April 10, 2019by SA Thurtle

Much is made in the writing community of the power of the visual aesthetic. Drawing together a collection of images to act as a guide to the look and feel of a piece you’re writing. Though that is a gross over simplification of the amazing work some of my colleagues produce. It’s something I have […]

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That was quick… my 2018 in review and plans for 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019April 10, 2019by SA Thurtle

That was 2018, huh? It was shorter than I thought it would be. Here and gone before I had time to get used to it. 2018 we barely knew you… Still, I guess that’s the risk when you have a lot going on. Time passes, and you miss it. To business… Thankfully, 2018 proved to […]

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New horror flash fiction – Halloween 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018April 10, 2019by SA Thurtle

Well, I’d never written flash fiction or horror a few months back, so, obviously I’ve now written a horror flash fiction. Right? It’s Halloween and my good friend Avrin Kelly asked me to submit a piece for her 100 word horror short story month. It sounded like a challenge, so I gave it a go […]

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The secret value of good critique

Posted on September 10, 2018April 10, 2019by SA Thurtle

So good people, as the title suggests, we’re talking about two things; critique and criticism. You notice how I’ve delineated those two? Although they’re often used interchangeably, I view them very differently. The Definitions So, let’s talk definitions for a second:

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