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Day 26: National Mule Day
Did you know a mule could be many things?It’s the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse and is usually infertile because donkeys and horses have different numbers of chromosomes — 62 for
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Day 25: When do you write?
I am a creature of routine and habit.If someone fucks with my routine, I crumple into a damp little bundle.So I set certain times to write because if we wait for inspiration to strike, well… we die
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Episode 324: Should I imitate my favourite writers?
Show NotesThis week, Vicky and Joe about retelling the Greek myths from a female point of view, before moving onto the main event: should you imitate your favourite writers? The short answer:
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Day 24: An extra day off
Simple prompt today: what would you do with an extra day off each week?Say you work a 5-day week—now it’s a 4-day week, bang.And you have 3 days off.And you don’t have less money.What do you do
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Day 23: Mulligan: what would you do over?
If you could have a Mulligan—a do over—what would you do over?I’ve been thinking about this ever since I listed out these prompts, and I’m not sure. There’s one thing definitely that I’m
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Day 22: What do you value more than money?
There a several ways to understand this question, I think.Monetary value: gold, diamonds, bitcoins, etc.Intrinsic value: friendship, sleep, love, etc.But often, one thing is dependent on the other, right?Sometimes
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Day 21: Your biggest priorities
OOH THIS IS A TRICK PROMPT.Because you can only have one. So this is a little stealth exercise to help you be whelmed rather than overwhelmed.“Priority” literally means “most important thing”
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Day 20: What are you curious about?
Okay this is a prompt that could spark a neverending splurge of thoughts.From me, anyway.Because I’m curious about everything. Comes with the territory of being a writer, I suspect.But just off the
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3 Pieces of Writing Advice I Hate
(And What I Do Instead)No fucking about today.I’m getting right to the heart of the writing advice I’ve tried and profoundly disagree with.There’s a bunch more writing advice I take issue with
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Episode 323: I Hate My Book
Show NotesThis week, Vicky and Joe consider what would happen if Vicky had got eaten by a bear in Canada, then wander onto the subject of how mean Joe is. Eventually, they get to the heart of
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