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How to use Myers-Briggs to create life-like characters – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. How to use Myers-Briggs to create life-like characters. December 11, 2016. First, I’ll identify that character’s personality type. You can use the test and answer as your character would, though it might be hard, at this point, since you might not know your character all that well. I tend to go with the main characteristic of a character and look up the personality types that could fit. In my head, “popular guy” looks like Justin Zabinski. A look at ESFP’s strengths an...
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November 2016 – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. Confession of a recovering book snob. November 27, 2016. November 28, 2016. In college, I lost interest for contemporary novels and started reading almost exclusively classics. You know… books published over 20 years ago that we still remember have proven their worth. They’re “a safe bet”. A sound investment of my limited reading time. Best of all, everything’s free and you can see right away whether a story is popular or not. And then, there’s the “middle ground...I feel li...
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End of year wrap-up: in 2016, I followed my dream – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. End of year wrap-up: in 2016, I followed my dream. December 18, 2016. Next week is Christmas, and the one after that is New Year’s Day. So this week, I want to take some time to reflect on what I have accomplished this year. My 2016 resolution was to remain mentally healthy. I achieved this. I had my moments when I was especially down or anxious, but I was able to push through and be my normal self again. That much is a win. You’re the best! That didn’t happen in a vac...
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Thanksgiving Day – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. October 9, 2016. October 9, 2016. It’s this time of the year again – well, in Canada. In my family, we celebrate it much like our southern neighbours with a family reunion and a hearty supper composed of traditional Thanksgiving dishes. I also take this time to reflect on the past year and the good things that happened. I had already given up on writing, and it had been so hard and soul-crushing that retracing my steps sounded like a bad thing to do. But had I really com...
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End of year wrap-up: in 2016, I followed my dream – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. End of year wrap-up: in 2016, I followed my dream. December 18, 2016. Next week is Christmas, and the one after that is New Year’s Day. So this week, I want to take some time to reflect on what I have accomplished this year. My 2016 resolution was to remain mentally healthy. I achieved this. I had my moments when I was especially down or anxious, but I was able to push through and be my normal self again. That much is a win. You’re the best! That didn’t happen in a vac...
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December 2016 – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. End of year wrap-up: in 2016, I followed my dream. December 18, 2016. Next week is Christmas, and the one after that is New Year’s Day. So this week, I want to take some time to reflect on what I have accomplished this year. My 2016 resolution was to remain mentally healthy. I achieved this. I had my moments when I was especially down or anxious, but I was able to push through and be my normal self again. That much is a win. You’re the best! That didn’t happen in a vac...
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Review: The Girl on the Train – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. Review: The Girl on the Train. December 4, 2016. Earlier this year I actively looked for psychological thrillers because I just can’t get enough of them. In my search for a top 10 best psychological thrillers or something I found Paula Hawkins’s. The Girl on the Train. I was… disappointed. I wasn’t going to review it for that reason (I also felt like the NYT review. I know I do! So at first sight, I identified with the main character. Good job there. She kept on doing things...
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Review: The School That Ate Children – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. Review: The School That Ate Children. January 9, 2017. I declared, in previous posts, my intent to read more self-publications and indie books. Well, this is it: my first indie book review. Sara General is one of the hashtag leaders of the Twitter Monthly Challenge. And that is how I first saw her book. The School That Ate Children. The Wizard of Oz. I loved the world beyond the veil and the creatures in it, most likely inspired by the author’s aboriginal culture. ...8211; t...
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Resolution for 2017 – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. January 1, 2017. December 31, 2016. Happy New Year, everyone! January’s book review will be pushed to next week since special occasions outrank scheduled posts. For 2017, I want to continue what I’ve started in the second half of 2016 and which actually helped my mental health: following my dream, which is writing, if that wasn’t clear enough yet. 2017 theme: plot your own life. I’ve borrowed that idea from a friend. Plotting my own life means to stop just going through ever...
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NaNoWriMo: Perseverance is everything – Ida Auclond
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I'm not insane, I'm a writer. NaNoWriMo: Perseverance is everything. November 20, 2016. On October 31st, 2016, I finished my first novel. Or rather, my first novel’s first draft. Over time, I had started to think this was an impossible feat for me. How did I do it? Short answer: perseverance and baby steps. My former attempts ended lamentably just before the end of the second week, my imagination having been sucked dry, my motivation having left for lazy vacations in the Bahamas. One simple thing: this y...
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