Monthly Archives: March 2011

Conditioning – part of the writer’s life?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Jessie Mac

When anyone talks about creating daily habits that aren’t natural, I think of conditioning and Pavlov’s dog. Recently I bought an African butterfly fish. Having not seen it open its mouth before I thought it unusual and quite beautiful. But … Continue reading →

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A bridge from this life to a writer’s life

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Jessie Mac

  I’m discovering that I have to find another way around finding time and energy to write, and still earn enough money to live like everyone else. To do that I need to train and do something else that will … Continue reading →

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Never Let Me Go – Film

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jessie Mac

  Never Let Me Go is a film directed by Mark Romanek and based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Alex Garland the British novelist who wrote the book The … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Jessie Mac

  A thoroughly good read. I loved Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It reminded me of other novelists I enjoy reading such as Haruki Murakami, Paulo Coelho, Salman Rushdie and Ben Okri to name a few who are brilliant … Continue reading →

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