Tag: Art

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    3-Day Melbourne Travel Blog

    Review: My trip to Melbourne! Read my reviews of the MCG Tour, Vintage shopping, Cartier Exhibition, Melbourne Food and Drink, and the AirBnB accommodation you can’t miss!

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    To create great work, you must create

    In university I took a class on Literary Criticism, which was one of the most interesting courses I completed. I didn’t do particularly well in it, but I learned so much. I kept all the readings, and still look back on them from time to time. This course especially challenged the ways I thought about writing and reading different literary…

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    Art of being seen

    Thoughts about the challenges of creating…

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    Changing bad mental health

    Feeling down and out again? Same. But I’ve got a few things I’ve been trying lately to keep busy, and they’ve been working pretty well. Come on in if you’re interested, maybe you’ll find something you like too.

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    Shadow Work: Embarrassment

    Embarrassment is the cost of entry, so you must overcome it with shadow work. Examining who you are and what your patterns are will help you change them.

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    The Artist’s Curse

    You’ll never escape yourself in your work, no matter how hard you try, so what will you do next? Hint: act!

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    Inspiration behind ‘Tale of the Dragon Champion‘

    My novel “Tale of the Dragon Champion” is the result of my evolving interests in international relations, literature, and diverse historical and mythological influences. The story aims to challenge readers with complex characters and themes, offering deeper insights into societal and political dynamics. Read about all my inspiration and goals for the story here!

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    ‘I didn’t say it was good, I said I liked it’

    Nuance is something I think the collective society has really lost the ability to accommodate. As an avid reader and literature student, I have encountered dozens of novels and pieces of art that have given me incredibly mixed reactions. There are stories that I think are written objectively well, with clever language and good pacing that makes sense for the…

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    What is ‘art’?

    What a question right? What is art? Can it even be defined? I am no expert art historian nor am I a philosopher, but I am a creative and I am learning to think of myself as an artist too. Over the years that I have been writing my books, it’s been a real challenge for me to think of…