I must start with a simple question when holding this collection of materials, the bound paper, ink, cover, spine, and ideas
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Satin Island by Tom McCarthy
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Sir Edmund Orme by Henry James.
Sir Edmund Orme, a breakdown and analysis of the short story by Henry James. Written by Magpie Stories
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Legacy
A dive into why we want to leave a legacy.
This is a (slightly tidied) transcript from a video about Jekyll and Hyde, essentially a five-minute off-the-cuff breakdown of some context and chapters 1 and 2.
Easter is a serious time of the year, a time for reflection and new life a chance to bury some of our demons.
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Tips on How to Get Writing:
Want to write something and not just think about writing something? Then this might just well be what you need. Some tips on getting down to writing from Magpie Stories.
I rediscovered these openings in an old folder. I wrote them nearly a decade ago and forgot about them. They were all pretty much streams of consciousness.
Writing update, this week, not a lot happened wiriting wise. Do you know what? That is okay.
A short post this one, just some information on narrating my work on YouTube. I hope you have a pleasant time listening.
Why show not tell in a story, how to show not tell and an example from 1984.