Browsing Archives of Author »Kandace Mavrick«

I Had the Time of My Life Fighting Dragons With You

27/06/2014

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There is no official video clip for this song. Which means I’m totally justified in giving you this one instead.* I still remember this moment In the back of my mind The time we stood with our shaking hands The crowds in stands went wild / And the cynics were outraged Screaming, ‘This is absurd!’ Cause for […]

Deciding What Words Mean is a Heavy Responsibility. Luckily, There’s Macaroni.

24/06/2014

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Do You Trust Me?

16/06/2014

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  I really like exploring people’s boundaries. The difference between what they say without thinking, what they say after they think it through and where they end up if you walk them all the way through the potential consequences.  

This is Why Editing Your Own Work is Problematic

11/06/2014

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I Can’t Help All the Hell that I’m Raising

06/06/2014

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This song is hilarious if you turn it up really loud and imagine Jim Kirk is singing it. As this was the way I was introduced to it I have no ability to hear it any other way. I’m the captain of this ship so / Come on climb into my golden cockpit   

Sometimes You Just Have to Ask…

04/06/2014

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Maybe I Can Write the Whole Thing in My Sleep…

29/05/2014

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Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night and start writing I mix things up. I’ll confuse homonyms, I’ll drop words out of sentences, I’ll imagine that I know anything at all about mixing glue. I’ll get my characters the wrong way around. I don’t know why I do this. I actually […]

Keep Calm and… Oh Who Are We Kidding?

28/05/2014

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How to Write a Query Letter: Again, and Again, and Again

22/05/2014

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I’m writing query letters again. Because it’s been pointed out to me that in order to sell this book I probably have to tell people about the book. Which is fair. This ought to be easy. I’ve already written a query letter template. Surely I just write a little personalisation sentence to tweak it for […]

Be the Cheese You Want to See in the World

20/05/2014

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  I’m not saying I’ve ever made a list like this, but I’m not saying I haven’t…