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My favourite email newsletters
Super busy week of (actual) work for me, so no exciting blog post of my own to show you. Instead, I'm going to keep you here and share a list of my favourite newsletters at the moment. These are the ones that I look forward to receiving the
Start a book club
I’m pleased to say that week one was no fluke [http://newsletter.iainbroome.com/issues/this-from-the-writing-shed-5384?utm_campaign=TFTWS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter] and just as many of you fine folk opened, clicked and goodness knows what else you did with issue two [http:
How to start a book group
Some exciting tips for starting your own book group based on what me and my own cool book crew do.
This is the year
I was bowled over by the response to last week's newsletter. Thank you so much to everyone who replied by email or said nice things on Twitter [https://twitter.com/amythibodeau/status/1085348244312317952]. I really appreciate it. Two things. One. This week I wrote about having not written
That difficult second novel
On trying to write a second novel when everything seems to be stopping that happening. And then it being okay.
A brief Twitter break
With all sorts of nonsense going on in the world, it's time to take a short Twitter break to escape and recharge.
How to convert a Google Doc to Markdown or HTML
Ever want to convert your Google Docs to Markdown or HTML? I have just the Google Chrome extension for you.
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
I reread Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale [https://amzn.to/2MCtwcC] earlier this year and my goodness, it felt more pertinent and devastating this time around. It is brilliant. Beautifully written. A powerful and painful experience that I highly recommend. I first read The Handmaid’s Tale – ooh,
Weeds
A piece of flash fiction brought to life by my good pal and ace illustrator and designer-type, Rich Wells.
My dad made me a pen
Not one typically for emotion, my dad whittled me a pen on his new lathe and it felt pretty all right.
