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Sending thoughts

By Lara Russell Posted on February 28, 2026 Posted in Technology, Writing

In writing, especially what popular points of view are concerned, we are generally privy to character’s thoughts and feelings. This helps us to identify with characters without having to solely rely on observing action. In life, we aren’t so lucky. …

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What’s in a title?

By Lara Russell Posted on January 24, 2026 Posted in Writing

I know, how boring – to bring up the weather again in a blog post. But can you believe it’s going to be 43°C (109.4°F) in Adelaide today? There really is no in-between for Adelaide what the weather is concerned, …

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Music memories

By Lara Russell Posted on December 20, 2025 Posted in Music, Writing

Think about a time when you heard particular songs being played at memorable times in your life. When we hear these songs now, it’s not unusual for our minds to automatically go to the same place and relive the same …

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Relatedness

By Lara Russell Posted on November 15, 2025 Posted in Film, Music, Writing

If you live somewhere sunny and not in South Australia, you’re rather lucky. We’re currently experiencing one of those weird and rainy seasons that are entirely unlike the dry sometimes-warmth we usually have in Adelaide this time of year. I …

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The ending

By Lara Russell Posted on August 23, 2025 Posted in Writing

I’ve recently finished watching a reboot of a beloved show to many. I didn’t care for the show’s finale. I think I would have been much more content with the original show’s conclusion while holding hope for the characters’ futures, …

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A time before smartphones

By Lara Russell Posted on July 12, 2025 Posted in Technology, Writing

What did we do prior to mobiles? I have to admit, I don’t really think about it very much and if I do, I have flashbacks of taking landline phone calls while stuck in the room a phone happened to …

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Changing character names

By Lara Russell Posted on May 31, 2025 Posted in Writing

Do you ever wonder about the origin of words? To be honest, I don’t really think about it more than the next person. But when you do pause to think about it, rather than breeze past it like we do …

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Music in novels

By Lara Russell Posted on March 9, 2025 Posted in Writing

If you’re anything like me, you’ll have a song playing in your head on a constant basis, sometimes automatically and unnoticed, until it has focus again. This is especially true when I listen to a song in my car on …

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My next book’s progress

By Lara Russell Posted on October 13, 2024 Posted in Writing

This week I wrote 8,000 words, progressing the first draft of Book 3 to roughly 15,000 words. I also worked on my protagonists and minor characters more. So, now I’m not predominantly focusing on the plot. I know what characters …

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Theories and reality

By Lara Russell Posted on May 18, 2024 Posted in Travel, Writing

Have you ever wondered how facts pop into existence? Some theories on reality suggest that it’s largely based on perception. What we accept as the truth is our perception of that very truth. To confuse matters further in one way …

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