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Day of the Imprisoned Writer

15 November 2019 Ari

Today, the 15th November is the Day of the Imprisoned Writer.

It is an international day that is recognised, annually, as a time when we shine a light on and support writers who have been imprisoned for standing up to those who attack their rights and freedoms of expression, who resist, who fight back with words, against those who would repress basic human rights.

This day was first marked as the Day of the Imprisoned Writer in 1981, (the year of my birth), by PEN International Writers in Prison Committees.

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How I Am Tackling My TBR List

8 November 2019 Ari

Every reader I know has an ever-growing To Be Read list. With the ease of ebook publishing, now more than ever can you get your hands on cheap, easily stored books.

We all joke about the mountain of books, both digital and physical, that we continue to build without reading.

But as a writer, I want to actually read the books I have, not just collect them. After all, I want people to read MY books when they come out rather than have them languishing on someone’s TBR list.

So, I needed a plan!

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(Trying) to Cope with SAD Syndrome

11 October 2019 Ari

For a long time, I never talked about my conditions. There is still a lot of stigma around mental health issues so when I was growing up in the 90s, it wasn’t something you talked about.

It took until my early 30s before I actually started to admit to people what I was going through. I’ve even written pieces about suffering with anxiety.

To continue to raise awareness about mental health issues, I believe talking about it and sharing personal experiences are important.

So, let me tell you about coping with SAD.

To Patreon or Not to Patreon

20 September 2019 Ari

Recently, I’ve had several people ask me if I’m on Patreon which ends up with a lot of back and forth questions, I thought I’d make it a blog post.

This way I cover questions I’ve been asked and explain my current position.

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Quick Announcement About My Blogging Schedule

2 September 2019 Ari

A quick announcement about changes I am making to my blogging schedule and why I’ve decided to make these changes.

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More Awesome Blogs I Want to Share

26 August 2019 Ari

On July’s “last Monday post”, I shared 10 Awesome Blogs <– click it if you missed it!

Well, 10 wasn't really enough to share all the awesome blogs I love so I'm doing 10 More awesome blogs.

As I mentioned last time, this isn't easy as I follow a lot of blogs that are all packed full of great content too.

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