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Archive Monthly Archives: February 2022

Day 1: What’s on the cards for March?

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

It’s the start of a new month—spring is bursting into song—the daffodils are grinning cheerfully—and shit is going down. Or springing up.What would you like to achieve by the end of this month?What

Cartoon person sitting amongst a whirlwind of things including Derek the Donkey in an actual whirlwind

Episode 295: On the Joys of Idleness

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesOoooh there are OPINIONS in this week’s podcast. Opinions on idleness, the Protestant work ethic, capitalism, and the state of the world in general. There are a few facts, too. And

Day 28: National Essay Day

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Ah, the personal essay—one of my favourite creative nonfiction forms.If you’ve never read David Sedaris, bell hooks, Joan Didion, James Baldwin, Phoebe Robinson, Maya Angelou, Annie Dillard... go

Day 27: Do you draw?

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Bit of a different one, this, but as I said yesterday, creativity is creativity, full stop.So.Do you draw? Or paint? Or sketch?If so, why?If not, why not?My prompt today isn’t to write something, but

Day 26: Make a fairytale

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Ooh, a devilish prompt today—but I implore you to give it a go.Even if you’re strictly a nonfiction writer, there’s a lot of crossover between fiction and nonfiction and creativity is creativity

Day 25: What did your grandparents do?

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Or, if you’re a very youngster, what did your great-grandparents do?My Grandad was a nurse in World War II, on the Eastern Prince ship. He’d collect the injured and transport them to where they needed

Day 24: Whatcha watchin’?

February 25, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

I’m not all about the reading, you know. I also like to watch—films, Netflix, boxset binges...So—what are you obsessed with right now?What’s worth bingeing? Why?Joe and I have been working our

Maybe Your Imposter Syndrome is Right

February 22, 2022
/ Author Blog Clients Creativity Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

“Your bladder is lying to you!” I hiss to myself, between iron-clamped teeth. “You do not need to pee again.”And yet, I’m gonna go and try to squeeze out another drop anyway because what if

Episode 294: Doing Hard Things

February 18, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesThis week, we’re flashing back to when Vicky and Joe had a conversation about doing Hard Things, and why it’s valuable. They rambled their way around writing books, running businesses,

Day 23: Your attitude to money

February 16, 2022
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Ooh, another heavy subject.(Don’t worry, we’ll be back to silliness tomorrow)Our attitudes to money can fuck us up or strengthen us. I know mine has required a lot of work over the years.Our parents’