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I’ve been thinking a lot about writing and my conclusions so far are:
- sometimes people write a long thing because it’s easier than writing a short thing
- sometimes we use long words because they’re easier than short ones
- sometimes we do it because it’s harder
you didn’t already have that from blogging?
what r u saying about my blogging, sir
in all seriousness: casual register, no actual requirement to submit something, therefore not the same
definitely helpful, though
probably the main reason I feel okay about wasting my life on the internet is that it’s improved my writing
On the genre of “Raising Awareness about Someone Else’s Suffering.”//Aaron Brady//The New Inquiry
A propos of absolutely nothing, a few texts I’ve found helpful in unpacking the aforementioned genre, in no particular order.
via Carol
proportion of bylines in major australian print media outlets by gender, by Matthia Dempsey
inspired by vida
please note how fucking shit the monthly is at everything
note also that the age is more of a boy’s club than the herald sun
click through to crikey for more, including data from new south wales, queensland, etc
