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Critical Thinking Skill #1: Test “Big Words”
A while ago, I started a train of thought about Critical Thinking. Since the last one, I have been occupied with my current novel, Breaking Free, and haven’t been back to it since. There is no idea that is so complicated that it cannot be explained simply, with simple words arranged in easy sentences. When…
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Who’s the better writer? Me or ChatGPT
Just saw a social media post of an author castigating another author for using AI to write a story, and I think I’m inclined to agree. But I reckon a decent author can outgun ChatGPT any day of the week. (Maybe, twelve months from now, it will be a different story.) Consequently, I’m going head-to-head…
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Breaking Free – Upcoming Research Trip
I’m planning a research trip down to Sydney this coming weekend. I’m going with my daughter, who is about 18 months younger than Em in the story. She’s interested in seeing the inner city universities. It will be her first time, and I’ll be observing her reactions and bouncing off them for the next few…
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Breaking Free – Notes re Notre Dame Uni and UAC
I made two phone calls to Notre Dame (Prospective students) and to UAC, to engineer the plot: Notre Dame Uni Currently Law students need an ATAR of 75.4 to get into Law. Academic fees are $16992 per year and can be covered by HECS/HELP for national students. There are some clubs on campus. The Student…
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The Shattered Heart Mirror
I intended to go in a different direction with this train of thought, but I came up with something useful and interesting, I think. I don’t write novels for entertainment. I write them as stories of deep, deep transformation. I’ve been a little worried that the story of Em (Manessa) will not have the depth…
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Breaking Free – Chapter Four
Em moves to Sydney. There’s a sense of expectation. This is the calm before the storm.
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Anything that ended with “man”!
Fireman, policeman. I guess they are the only things I knew of that ended with ‘man’, and I only said it because that’s what the neighbours said. Then I wanted to be a pastor. I remember kneeling by my bed and having a serious talk with God about it. I finished the prayer with a…
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Leadership Pep Talk (for Kids)
The Hot Coal I know you’re just a kid. You don’t know much about how the world works. You don’t have many skills yet and you’re not very strong. But I know you have a “vision”, a picture in your head, of how the world could be better. That “vision” is blurry, and it’s hard…
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Breaking Free – Chapter Three
Em announces she is leaving tomorrow and going to university. She buys her own car and says an awkward goodbye.
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