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Giving Yourself Permission

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Have you ever noticed that despite the millions of ideas circling your head, the second you actually sit down to write, it’s as if every single word you’ve ever learned … Continued

Avant Garde

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The one thing that is constant in this cosy space that is Busybird Publishing – besides the cute labrador Oscar whose fur goes everywhere even if you don’t pet him … Continued

The Little Things

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I remember when writing used to feel easy. How effortless it was to type at a keyboard relentlessly, ideas pouring from my youthful brain, back when life had very little … Continued

My Second Death

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Fresh out of university in 2023, I was a junior nurse working at a public hospital. At work, each shift would consist of either mundane jobs such as vital sign … Continued

The Writing Vulnerability

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The Writer’s Vulnerability You know what a natural habitat for predators is? The indie publishing landscape. Yep. They’re after YOU. The predators will prey on your inexperience, exploit your naivety, … Continued

Give Yourself Some Grace

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I started my internship here at the end of January and, until very recently, lunchtimes would consist of me chipping away at the mountain of work that was my thesis. … Continued

The Toxic Tendency

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Procrastination.  My worst and constant companion.  We coexist. Living in a toxic, symbiotic relationship I can’t escape from.   … but do I even want to?  Perhaps, the hug of procrastination … Continued