Tag Archives: writing

The seven stages of writing

Posted on 27th May 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite, “Fool,” said my Muse to me, “look in thy heart, and write.” Sir Philip Sidney, Astrophil and Stella. I used to agonise over how I wrote, because it seemed to be so … Continue reading →

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Blogging Questions Challenge

Posted on 20th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Nobody’s asked me, but that’s never stopped me from having an opinion, so here goes. Why did you start blogging in the first place? I feel that I should say something deep or profound, but actually I can’t remember. I … Continue reading →

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Easy Writing

Posted on 1st February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Nearly there flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license People often tell me that they wished they found it as easy to write as I do – because, they think, it’s obvious that writing comes naturally … Continue reading →

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The KISS approach to blogging

Posted on 24th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Tiny clanger flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Reading Jim’s recent blog post earlier got me thinking. I half typed a comment, but then Teams started lighting up with notifications and before I knew it … Continue reading →

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Nomad Blogging Machine

Posted on 22nd January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Well, it’s official – I’ve got the badge. Now I’d better keep on blogging. Inspired by Alan’s plugin I started to think of quotes about writing that I could use to explain why I blog and my thoughts turned, as … Continue reading →

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Reflection on an ongoing collaboration

Posted on 13th November 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“Postcards on Pedagogy” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license It’s a couple of weeks into the UW/UofG collaboration, and I thought I’d take a few minutes to reflect on my experiences so far. It started … Continue reading →

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Vanishing thoughts

Posted on 25th September 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Where do some ideas go to? Yesterday I walked up the road to Uni, my head filled with an idea for a blog post. I remember that it was something I’d been thinking about for a while without having a … Continue reading →

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From Icemeet to Runswick

Posted on 9th January 2024 by NomadWarMachine

A ChatGPT response for today’s Daily Create n the heart of winter, a tale unfolded—a journey from the frost-kissed village of Icemeet to the coastal haven of Runswick. A trio of travelers set forth on this expedition: Elara, a young … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Silence

Posted on 12th March 2023 by NomadWarMachine

I am reduced to silence Promising ideas dance at the edge of my mind Quietly vanishing when caught on paper Inky moths, stilled by a lepidopterist’s pin Dying, dissolving, leaving me bereft Exhausted by the effort of achieving nothing, I … Continue reading →

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Getting back into the habit

Posted on 5th March 2023 by NomadWarMachine

I haven’t written much here recently. I used to write at least one post a month, but once I started posting my Silent Sunday photo posts time has passed my by without me noticing that has been all I’ve been … Continue reading →

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