Bird by Bird book review – Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Time for a book review. Let’s talk about Bird by Bird, one of those famous books about writing that “everyone” needs to read. Anne Lamott’s book Bird by Bird

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Self-publishing FTW! Big publishing, kiss your ass goodbye…

In case you haven’t heard, publishing as we know it is over.  Welcome to the era of self-publishing, where anything goes. Do you have a good idea? Then

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Heart of Darkness

I reread Conrad’s Heart of Darkness over Christmas. It’s one of those books you have to read when you’re at university studying literature. Or maybe I read it

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The N-Word of the Narcissus

Yes, yes, gentle reader. I know that the n-word is yesterday’s news. In any case, I didn’t want to leave you without mentioning The N-Word of the Narcissus.

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1523, Cuzco: Huaina Cápac – Eduardo Galeano

The Inca is staring at the sun. Not as a challenge, as his priests fear, but out of pity. Huaina Cápac feels pity for the sun, because as

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