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Magenta wise
- Sep 5, 2018
- 6 min
The Courage to Have Style.
Newsletter 2 The Courage to Have Style. What is style? Who has it? Have you? How can you get it? How many areas of life can we have...
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Magenta wise
- Jun 16, 2018
- 4 min
Your Skills Toolbox. If you can do this, you can do that!
Have you ever told yourself, “I’m hopeless at that” or “I could never do that”? “I tried and failed and I messed up” or “It’s too...
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Magenta wise
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
Photorealism and the Heart of the Artist
I’ve just had a discussion with fellow artists about the issue of photorealism in art, and it appears that most of us have similar...
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Magenta wise
- Jun 30, 2016
- 2 min
Why Do I Write?
A question that is often asked is, “Why did you want to become a writer?” Many authors say it’s their passion, it’s all they’ve ever...
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Magenta wise
- Dec 11, 2015
- 2 min
Can You Over Edit a Short Story?
When do we know a piece of writing is finished? I think the answer to that is - never. In retrospect, there’s always a way it could have...
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Magenta wise
- Dec 5, 2015
- 2 min
What makes a good short story?
I'm in the process of editing a book of stories, to be published in the New Year. They vary a lot in length and subject; there's good...
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Magenta wise
- Oct 13, 2015
- 1 min
Listen! 'Messages are Dancing in the Rain'
Available in digital and paperback versions from Amazon I hope you enjoy reading about poems and the experience of writing them. I muse...
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Magenta wise
- May 31, 2015
- 1 min
How Does it feel to Publish a Book?
How does it feel to publish a book? Strangely mixed. I suppose it would be different if I’d gone the traditional route of finding an...
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Magenta wise
- Mar 16, 2015
- 2 min
Favourite Words and Repetition.
“Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” - Alice Walker There is a danger of becoming stuck...
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Magenta wise
- Feb 14, 2015
- 2 min
Revealing and Sharing
‘Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in...
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Magenta wise
- Feb 13, 2015
- 3 min
Creative Connections
"Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks". - Plutarch As both an artist and a poet, this quote from Plutarch...
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Magenta wise
- Feb 12, 2015
- 1 min
Passion, Power and Poetry
"Poetry is ordinary Language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and bloodied with emotions, all held together...
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Magenta wise
- Feb 11, 2015
- 2 min
Growing in the Dark
"Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure." - Mark Strand Artificial light is everywhere, we're...
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