One of the lessons about writing that’s stuck with me throughout my entire writing career (even though calling my writing endeavors a career is very ambitious) is a very simple one. You should not start a sentence with I. Not only does it apparently feel like an eyesore – it also quickly turns repetitive, isContinue reading “Personal Blogging – The I-thing”
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Scream for ice-cream
‘That’s fine, but I won’t be too interested in tasting….the icecream’ he’d messaged her, and she remembered how she had nervously giggled. At her phone, because he wasn’t even there when he’d sent it. And now, with her hands trembling around the tub of Ben and Jerries, she recalled that one simple message. The conversationContinue reading “Scream for ice-cream”
Personal Blogging – Art of repetition
This is the 130th post I will be publishing on Zoewiezoe.com since I’ve started annoying you folks from this nook on the internet on the 1st of August (aka, 123 days ago). And just in case numbers aren’t your forte (spoken by the person with a fear for anything math related): That’s a LOT ofContinue reading “Personal Blogging – Art of repetition”
Learning how to write – Certifiably insane
‘De stok dat zijn wij. De lat bepaal jij.’‘We’ll be the bar, you’ll decide how high to raise it.’ It’s the slogan for one of the educational facilities here in the land of the Dutch. Their commercials are everywhere, which pretty much means that I’ve heard the phrase enough to passionately hate it. Just likeContinue reading “Learning how to write – Certifiably insane”
Noping. Sucks.
A lot of the work that I do evolves around writing. And as the writing that I do is usually a main component of the tenders that we handle – these texts are under the harsh scrutiny of a lot of eyes and stakeholders, all with their own opinions. This past year I have veryContinue reading “Noping. Sucks.”
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