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Using distance to increase creativity
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Using distance to increase creativity

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Tamara Pearson

When I was living in Venezuela, I struggled to write creatively about it. Instead, my first novel was set in my home country of Australia. The novel I’m working on now is set in nearby Mexico City rather than Puebla, where I live. It’s a great set up, because I visit Mexico City enough to … Continue reading →

Writing for liberation exercise: Make it ugly
Writing exercise

Writing for liberation exercise: Make it ugly

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Tamara Pearson

Clotty seas, fungal walls, insipid kindness, reckless jokes, a grotty smile – it can be fun to play with contrasts, the unexpected, and in this case – make nice things ugly. It’s easy to find all the right adjectives and stack them up in front of the horrid stuff of life. And it’s easy to … Continue reading →

Writing for liberation exercises: Quick creativity
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Writing for liberation exercises: Quick creativity

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Tamara Pearson

Creativity is, in essence, new ideas, new ways of seeing things, new combinations of old things. Sometimes when we’re writing – articles, novels, stories, songs etc – it can be hard to chill and get into a creative frame of mind. The following super-quick exercises can be helpful in opening you up to new ideas … Continue reading →

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Resistance words is run by author and journalist Tamara Pearson. Here you'll find her writing and articles, as well as resistance writing by excluded voices from around the world. The aim is to promote writing and creativity as tools for justice. There are discussions about the book and media industries and writing world, as well as writing exercises for liberation.

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