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Dear readers, Today’s post is all about filter words, what they are, how to find them, how to get rid of them, and how this can improve your prose. I am still in the process of editing my first novel,

Dear readers, In today's post, I'm sharing some photos of the tiny Icelandic village where I spent the majority of my time. The little cabin is where I wrote my first novel, and the lake is where I went

Dear Steemers, I recently experienced that beautiful moment of reading the first line of a book and connecting with it instantly. It happened with 'Exit West' by Mohsin Hamid. Within the first line, this

My armoured sentries cower by their posts, branded with the mark of a cult. Their stillness chills the empty air as their menace mace-heads stare at throats of passers-by, just the right height for the

In 2017, I was invited to attend the Gullkistan residency for creative people in Iceland. I spent 6 weeks writing my novel in this beautiful country, and in today's post I'd love to share some of my favourite

Dear readers, I am a Melbourne-based writer and editor, and a blogger over at tamaradrazic.com. I decided to create a Steemit account because I wanted to be a part of this great community. On this blog,