Category Archives: Writing

Outside Writing/Inside You

Posted on 22nd October 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Thesis writing flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today’s TDC asks What ways does writing outside inspire the writer inside of you and/or inside of other writers in your place? I do a … Continue reading →

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School & Office Supplies

Posted on 12th September 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Shark Pens flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Fountain Pens flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today’s TDC says: Show us the old school office supplies you regularly … Continue reading →

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Group post: Staying Motivated

Posted on 25th August 2026 by NomadWarMachine

This week’s group post asks us about our motivation to blog, and Krikket gives us a set of prompts. Here they are, with my answers. Q: What tricks do you use to keep yourself motivated when something feels impossible? Bricolage. … Continue reading →

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Story Prompt Generator

Posted on 12th January 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Story for today’s TDC Story Prompt Generator flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Wandering through the desert looking for a home Freda the Friendly Ghost came upon an oasis. As she looked around … Continue reading →

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Blog Post Title Generator

Posted on 28th November 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC asks us to Use the Portent Title Generator to randomly generate a title about DS106…then WRITE THAT POST! So I did. Amusingly I got this prompt Portent Title Generator flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA … Continue reading →

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On The Letterhead

Posted on 6th November 2025 by NomadWarMachine

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How I found the Daily Create

Posted on 3rd November 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Creative Bomb flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA 2.0) license I found out about the Daily Create because I became part of an online community. As I’ve written before, in 2014 I signed up for an … Continue reading →

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Busy Bees

Posted on 13th September 2025 by NomadWarMachine

248/365 Busy bees flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I love making postcards.  Doodling ideas on paper, then drawing them on blank cards, looking through my spreadsheet of names and addresses, writing a … Continue reading →

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Blogging as an academic practice

Posted on 11th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Percolating ideas flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I’ve been enjoying dipping in and out of the “On Writing” series that Jim Groom’s been hosting on Reclaim TV, although I’ve not been able … Continue reading →

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Academic Book Chapters

Posted on 9th July 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Every time I have an academic book chapter published I promise myself that I will never do it again, because it takes so long from first submitting an expression of interest to finally seeing it published. But then I forget, … Continue reading →

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