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My Four Big D’s - Part 2: Derailed
Sep 22 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist To be ridiculously frank, without a doubt, my greatest writing derailer is alcohol. Drinking is the biggest time thief, con artist, deceitful, belligerent bastard...
My Four Big D’s - Part 2: Derailed
Sep 22 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist To be ridiculously frank, without a doubt, my greatest writing derailer is alcohol. Drinking is the biggest time thief, con artist, deceitful, belligerent bastard...
My Four Big D’s - Part 1: Distraction
Sep 15 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist The August high summer holidays are well and truly over in Italy now. The national vacation month when few, if anyone, is working. No...
My Four Big D’s - Part 1: Distraction
Sep 15 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist The August high summer holidays are well and truly over in Italy now. The national vacation month when few, if anyone, is working. No...
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 3
Sep 8 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist My creatures often talk to me when I least expect it. That’s why I keep them close. Sometimes they spring out of my subconscious...
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 3
Sep 8 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist My creatures often talk to me when I least expect it. That’s why I keep them close. Sometimes they spring out of my subconscious...
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 2
Sep 1 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We talked last week about how our job is to convince readers as writers. Get readers to buy into the idea we are presenting....
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 2
Sep 1 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist We talked last week about how our job is to convince readers as writers. Get readers to buy into the idea we are presenting....
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 1
Aug 25 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist I love the saying ‘make your readers believe.’ Sounds straightforward right? Well, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Getting people to believe the...
Keeping our Creatures Close - Part 1
Aug 25 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist I love the saying ‘make your readers believe.’ Sounds straightforward right? Well, it’s not as simple as it sounds. Getting people to believe the...
Feeling the “Throb” of a New Idea?
Aug 18 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist So what to write next? What to write next is a question that is never far from a writer’s mind. Are you feeling the...
Feeling the “Throb” of a New Idea?
Aug 18 - Written By Lisa Clifford - Author/Journalist So what to write next? What to write next is a question that is never far from a writer’s mind. Are you feeling the...
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