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11 ways creativity is important in life and struggle
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11 ways creativity is important in life and struggle

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Tamara Pearson

We typically associate creativity with art, writing, and music. And while that is spot on, creativity is also a life skill. In essence, it is the ability to think beyond the obvious, outside the box, and to use one’s imagination to create new, good, ideas and things. So, practising creativity through the expressive arts can … Continue reading →

Writing exercise: Ghosts of injustice
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Writing exercise: Ghosts of injustice

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Tamara Pearson

Ghosts in stories tend to represent a single person – a child who died young or was killed, whose presence continues to haunt her family, the victims of a serial killer who haunt a house, a woman killed on a highway who scares passing drivers. For me, a non-believer in ghosts, I see these as … Continue reading →

For resistance writers, success can never be about sales
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For resistance writers, success can never be about sales

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Tamara Pearson

Ages ago in 1991, Sinead O’Conner refused to participate in the Grammies, because the music industry, “(has) created a great respect among artists for material gain – by honouring us and exalting us when we achieve it, ignoring for the most part those of us who have not.” That is, in an industry oriented towards … Continue reading →

What would a just writing world look like?
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What would a just writing world look like?

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Tamara Pearson

So we know that more men get published, reviewed, and read, than female writers. And we know that few books from poor countries are published or translated. We also know most writers are not paid for the work they do, and that many books aren’t written because some people are too busy trying to stay … 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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