Author Archives: M. A. Blake

Update

Posted on May 22, 2013

By the looks of things I haven’t written on this blog since March, so I should probably give you a little update on what I’ve been doing since then. I think by the end of February I had lost almost … Continue reading →

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Letter Writing

Posted on March 6, 2013

I love receiving mail. I love going to the mail box and opening the lid in anticipation but then there is the bout of disappointment when there is either nothing there for me or it’s only a bill. I love … Continue reading →

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Accidental Pitch

Posted on February 26, 2013

I haven’t really been keeping up to date with this blog recently. I’ve had a lot of ideas for it. I’m not going to say I haven’t had time but the honest truth is that I haven’t made the time. … Continue reading →

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Tenses that make you tense

Posted on February 11, 2013

I am currently working on a short story I plan to submit to a competition. It is a work in progress and I can’t progress through this work without an honest opinion. So I have a friend that dabbles a … Continue reading →

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Write like a…

Posted on February 5, 2013

I have spent the past 6 months doing absolutely nothing. I manage to fill my days but I have not worked in 6 months. To be honest I don’t actually know what I’m doing. I’m not actively looking for work. … Continue reading →

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Feature Articles

Posted on January 29, 2013

When writing a feature article, why can’t I be the feature? The journalistic way of writing is meant to be objective. But everything has an angle so really nothing is ever truly objective. There are more than two sides to … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s bio and resume

Posted on January 21, 2013

What annoys me most about blogs in general is that I have no idea what authority these people have to write on a particular subject. It is presumed you are writing from your own personal experience or that you are … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Plan

Posted on January 14, 2013

I love making plans. From my experience of making travel plans I know that nothing ever actually goes according to plan. My plans are more like guidelines of possibilities then ever set in stone. If a better or more interesting … Continue reading →

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The results are all my fault

Posted on January 7, 2013

Last week I wrote about an exercise I was going to do to see where exactly all my time goes ( Time: Where does it go? ) .  I kept track of what I was doing when and how long it took … Continue reading →

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Time: Where does it go?

Posted on January 1, 2013

Time and money seem to work in the same mysterious way.  One minute you seem to have enough but then the next time you look you are wondering where it all went. I like to budget my money.  I hate … Continue reading →

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