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Kylie Orr and Jac Hawkins came to my home to record the episode of their That Day Podcast, with me as a guest, in late February. The episode drops tomorrow, and I'm feeling lots of things. Firstly, I can't really remember what I said. I mean, I know the story. It's my story. But, am … Continue reading That Day Podcast
Or How AI and Algorithms are Changing Our Lives What do we stand to lose from spending our lives looking into a mobile screen which holds all the information we could ever desire to know, and then some we never wanted to. Much of this information is added by people who have gathered their information … Continue reading The Death of Critical Thinking
My memoir writing journey has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. The actual writing was difficult, but rewarding. The people I've met, the skills I've gained, and many other aspects of this experience have been life changing. But today I'm looking for comparative titles for submitting my story to publishers. Writers will tell you … Continue reading Is Suicide a Dirty Word?
You may remember I wrote a few weeks ago about being off social media for a while. There were many reasons for this, mostly overwhelm and an ADHD diagnosis. But, one of the accumulative reasons was an ongoing viral video I mistakenly posted to my personal Instagram account and the response to it. I posted … Continue reading Social Media Reality Check
Yesterday morning I had an MS Teams meeting with a very lovely research student who is writing her Master's thesis on recent late diagnosis of ADHD in women aged 35-65 years old. I had responded to a flyer on an ADHD Facebook page requesting participants. As this area of research is reasonably new, and women … Continue reading Adding My Voice to Research Study
It's been a while since I've written anything, and I've been mostly absent from social media. I'm not sure I'd call it a mid-life crisis, but I'm definitely middle aged, unless I live to 120 years old. My crisis has presented itself as a recent late diagnosis of ADHD, rolled in with menopause, death in … Continue reading Who Am I?
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Do you have a work wife? I have a writing wife. ‘Wifey’, Amanda is my writing other half. I can't overstate how essential it is to have someone I can trust with my words, to share the joy of wins and the despair of rejections with, and to accompany me on bookish adventures, launches, research … Continue reading My Writing Wifey
Last time I checked in I had just had my first rejection after pitching. Later that day, I had a request for the full manuscript. The following week I had another request for the full manuscript. So now I'm in the waiting limbo that is 'on submission'. Some people like to send their work to … Continue reading The Research Rabbit Hole
And another three months slip by, just like that. Juggling all the things when you're trying to write is not easy. I 'finished' my memoir some months ago, but have been in an editing frenzy, that feels like a carnival ride that I can't get off. Where do you stop? And on the other hand, … Continue reading My Month of Miserable Memoirs
Kylie Eklund-Denman 