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Finding Purpose in 2025
A sunset or a sunrise? Renaissanced, not retired. (Source: Pete Mitchell) Its 2025 and I’m back. It may appear that I've been inactive...
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Jan 28, 20253 min read
Hibernation
Image: An author hibernating with a good book (Source: chatgpt4) As you might guess from the image above, I am about to go into...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
The Importance of Water - a free short story for you.
The relentless hounding is so draining. Every night, as soon as I walk in the door, they pounce. 'Dad. Can we have a pet? We'll look...
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Aug 29, 202413 min read
A Bibliophile’s Travels in Britain
Image: The author with Marjorie Fitzgibbon's sculpture of James Joyce in Dublin (source: Pete Mitchell ) As a confessed bibliophile, few...
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Aug 11, 20246 min read
Can You Love the Writing and Loathe the Book?
Image: An extract from the movie poster for Lolita, by Stanley Kubrick (Source: IMDb) Writing has the power to challenge every sense. It...
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Jun 19, 20245 min read
A Glimpse at the Sydney Writers' Festival '24
Image: A notable quote from Ann Patchett, one of the headline writers at SWF24 (Source: P. Mitchell) "Stephen King famously described...
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May 31, 20244 min read
Not Your Story to Tell: The Potential Perils of a Whitefella Writing on Indigenous Issues.
Image: The summit of Mt Cuthbert in the Monadnocks Conservation, Darling Range (Source: Pete Mitchell). Apologies, I have neglected this...
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May 17, 20246 min read
The Role of Beta Readers and Writing Partners
Image: Beta readers and critique partners can be thought of a test pilots before your manuscript hits the sky. (Source Google) Writing a...
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Apr 21, 20244 min read
Thunderstruck - A free story.
Image: Reimagined cover art for AC/DC's Thunderstruck, off their 1990 album The Razor's Edge. (Source: Deviantart) Here is a flash...
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Apr 13, 20243 min read
Read the Write Book
Image: Read the write book. (Image: courtesy Kylie Abecca) It sounds like an ideal that we should aspire to - to read books that are...
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Mar 30, 20243 min read
DIY-MFA Part 6. The Final Project.
Image: Enjoy your 'graduation'. Now the real work begins! (Image: Google freestock) This is the final instalment in my DIY-MFA. Over this...
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Mar 19, 20248 min read
DIY-MFA. Part 5 - Navigating the Publishing Industry and Literary Criticism.
Image: An obviously Australian reader. (Source: AI generated image. Spot the anatomical problem!). Welcome to the fifth instalment of my...
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Mar 10, 202414 min read
Part 4. DIY-MFA. Engaging with Your Community.
Image: I am sure you will find the writing community welcoming and constructive. (Source: Tough Guy book club) There are stories of...
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Feb 28, 20246 min read
DIY-MFA. Part 3 - Developing Your Critical Eye.
Image: Focus on developing your critical eye. (Source: Favauthors) So, building on my DIY-MFA Parts 1 and 2, you should have complied...
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Feb 23, 20245 min read
My DIY – MFA. Part 2. Compiling your reading list.
Image: The start of my compilation. (Source: Pete Mitchell original) Okay, so you’ve decided to 'enroll' in your own course. A course...
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Feb 16, 20247 min read
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