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Sun 20 May 2018
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Article: Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over “forced consent”
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The Marshall Islands replaces the US dollar with its own cryptocurrency

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I suppose I really should get round to doing something with all these emails about GDPR at some point. NCSC (part of GCHQ) ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/coun… | #GDPRday pic.twitter.com/iy0yGp4vgF

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Mysterious rise in banned ozone-destroying chemical shocks scientists | Guardian buff.ly/2rNguiS pic.twitter.com/DBMCcq2Uty

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Vog: When lava hits the sea | BBC News buff.ly/2IYyz8q pic.twitter.com/Hf4VHsWaSb

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Teens taking the pain out of periods | BBC News buff.ly/2wU18Po pic.twitter.com/Z0fivnEAtx

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Derek Shoemaker

A year and a half ago, almost to the day, I got fired from a customer service job. It was two weeks after my mother’s funeral. A month later, I started teaching myself programming. An hour ago, I accepted a new job. I’m a software developer now.

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My no.41: names have more than x characters. Falsehoods that programmers believe about names | Kalzumeus Software buff.ly/1sx7UDA

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Sr Rosari told me to type two spaces after a full stop. One doesn’t argue with Sr Rosari. One space between each sentence, they said. Science just proved them wrong. | The Washington Post buff.ly/2HRg9mg

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This is how you exit Vim. So intuitive 🙄 How the hell do I exit: A beginner's guide to Vim buff.ly/2FLelJA

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I will show this to @colinscape next time he complains I’m untidy. twitter.com/PadraigBelton/…

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Yanny or Laurel? I heard Yanny (actually, Yemmy) until I watched a video that split the high and low pitches and now I only hear Laurel 🤯 twitter.com/CloeCouture/st…

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A well deserved #Webby win for @ay8s, @JordanMorgan10 and the rest of the @buffer team 🎉🍾 twitter.com/ay8s/status/99…

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A question for my anxiety: what if things work out? | Shine Text buff.ly/2w88w9l

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This problem was noticed 100 years ago, and yet nothing has been done. I’d love to put my purse, phone, keys etc in my pockets so I don’t have to carry a bag. But I can’t because I wear women’s clothes not men’s. #inaction #gender #pockets #whatsinyourbag #whatsinyourpocket twitter.com/ErmerlindaJ/st…

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At last, children’s clothes that come in other colours than pink 👚and blue 👕 👧🧒👦 Fed up with just pink and blue? Get to Little Roos! | Spotted in Ely buff.ly/2rcDXdb

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Regex course, part one: basic concepts. | Marcin Wanago buff.ly/2HDLAQB

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Mind-boggling. 10 reasons why men opposed votes for women | BBC buff.ly/2FrhmhP

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Reality Check: where are all the female statues? | BBC buff.ly/2HyRyqf

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Why you shouldn't use those black peel-off face masks everyone's obsessed with | Metro buff.ly/2FZlWEy

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Peregrine falcon v skier: who will win? twitter.com/BBCEarth/statu…

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Zumba classes with Russ are back on at Black Horse Drove. Go along and have fun getting fit! #zumba pic.twitter.com/mPhYL4i3r7

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One problem with drying clothes outside on the line is that when you bring them in, there might be a green spider crawling around your socks.

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Found a new book series 📚 to read but don’t know the order to read them in? Try this site: Book Series in Order buff.ly/2Hu6cim

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Can we please give women's clothes proper pockets? | BBC Three buff.ly/2Ibs81k pic.twitter.com/704Oz2Ljvk

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When did you last use an RSS/Atom feed? It's time for an RSS revival | Wired buff.ly/2pTep3X

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The City Of Eels celebrates eels. Ely Eel Festival 15th anniversary year this weekend | Ely Standard buff.ly/2HKeL8V | #fens #fenlands #eels

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Have you messed up Git or did your cat walk across the keyboard then reboot the computer? Relax, it can be fixed 😅 | #git How to undo (almost) anything with Git | GitHub buff.ly/2qlklD7 twitter.com/MrPerkins_Cat/…

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Duckling season is approaching! Look out for baby ducks 🦆🐣🐥 Cambridgeshire Wildlife Care buff.ly/2rcdPQs #ducklings #ducks

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Evolution of the English Alphabet | Useful Charts buff.ly/2H91hlZ

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SkyKnit: How an AI took over an adult knitting community | Atlantic buff.ly/2FEXhG1

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Even pumas are gentler than @MrPerkins_Cat 😼 Appreciate buff.ly/2Gg7ppv

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Harriet Harman urges watchdog to force change on equal pay | Guardian buff.ly/2q3OqqM

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Knitting has been revolutionary in the way I manage my mental health | Pool buff.ly/2I8rPR8 pic.twitter.com/m11oHeWKlw

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#parentingtips pic.twitter.com/f1W9xqJA1E

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Login With Facebook data hijacked by JavaScript trackers | Tech Crunch buff.ly/2EXhaXG

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We have lots of sky in the fens. Here’s some of it. #sky #fens pic.twitter.com/SThcMBwczq

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How to make hooked or progged brooches | Judy Foster buff.ly/2ual1As pic.twitter.com/XRYAlZaIcS

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Cats kneading | r/KneadyCats buff.ly/2G6YfOA pic.twitter.com/e3mDdmKpT4

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I need a UV light source! twitter.com/DrummerBoy2112…

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How two photographers unknowingly shot the same millisecond in time | Peta Pixel buff.ly/2FC0vgu

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#SelfieCoffee In Singapore #BufferRetreat pic.twitter.com/i0edsukGhj

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Get your pooper-scooper out or poison the planet: your choice (except if you live in the UK, where it’s the law). pic.twitter.com/NjltxTO3dX

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Why are female doctors introduced by first name while men are called ‘Doctor’? | Washington Post buff.ly/2I3U5oI

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I’ve noticed this in novels and journalistic writing, too. Why referring to both men and women by their surname is so important | Metro buff.ly/2D0LiAq

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Learn about these Rebel Girls before bed | Pool buff.ly/2GYaSZ6

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If you have a pressure cooker, you can cook dried pulses without having to soak them — even red kidney beans. Bin the tins, says Anna Jones. Cooking with dried pulses is warming, cheap and doesn’t take as long as you’d think | Pool buff.ly/2oCRsSW

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Don’t be negative on social media if you can help it. Let’s be positive! Here’s… … 3 reasons to be more positive on social media | @stephe_lee buff.ly/2HUQwkF

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Petition: Declare the 2016 referendum vote null and void due to foreign interference | UK Parliament buff.ly/2FPAoUt

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Sheep dog? Dog sheep? | BBC News on Facebook (video with subtitles) buff.ly/2t7ucBa

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Help is at hand if you need it in and around Littleport ECDC launch Littleport Community Hub after success in Ely | East Cambs District Council buff.ly/2oF9C5C

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I saw someone doing this in Tesco — a real life bat man. Pretty impressive! How humans echolocate 'like bats' buff.ly/2oDoHof

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The nation that thrived by ‘nudging’ its population | BBC buff.ly/2HE3bsl

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Do you love the Buffer iOS app? Show the love by voting for them in the Webby Awards! Buffer @ Facebook buff.ly/2IzHCbS

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You can’t be “a bit OCD”. BBC News buff.ly/2JhPUXj | #ocd #anxiety #MentalHealthMatters

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I actually laughed out loud at no.10 😆 For anyone thinking of buying a new telly | @SoVeryBritish pic.twitter.com/apR8uHPAmc

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How to encourage readers to invest in your story by crafting relatable characters | Well Storied buff.ly/2IEXG0J pic.twitter.com/P2pP…

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Philip Larkin – Jill | Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely buff.ly/2s5YLn8 pic.twitter.com/z0M1…

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This is what the writer is like | New Yorker buff.ly/2rs47IZ | via @blackbirdwrite

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Lots of advice on writing a book here, including getting a cat and not being bogged down by all the advice on the internet. How to make a book | Creative Independent buff.ly/2L32biX | via @martinxo

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Do you keep a private secret diary? I haven’t done regularly for a long time. Maybe it’s time to buy a new notebook. Celebrated writers on the creative benefits of keeping a diary | Brain Pickings buff.ly/2wxSPsi | via @RosieJpoet

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Writers should know a lot about Alot 😁 The Alot is better than you at everything | Hyperbole and a Half | buff.ly/2w81Xnf

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Writers’s block? Write 100 words and get a kitten 😻 Written? Kitten! buff.ly/2FzAIBq

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Let future-you worry about the quality of your first draft. Let present-you just write it. First drafts | Austin Kleon buff.ly/2Kmv6y6 | HT @martinxo (of #ElyWriters fame) pic.twitter.com/IuZb…

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How to make historical fiction ring true | Writers Online buff.ly/2Ft0NlW

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Why not join our writing group if you’re in the Ely area? 😉 Miss having co-workers? Here’s how to start a writing group | Write Life buff.ly/2uf2Mdk

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Friday in Kyiv | Martin Black buff.ly/2JEuVNL | #ElyWriters

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How to lay out your dialogue | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2JGxxub

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How to use adjectives wisely and judiciously | Jane Friedman buff.ly/2qTLAWE

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How to craft spectacular secondary characters | Well Storied buff.ly/2vNbGzf

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Dialogue – how to keep it real | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2JA9Un2

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Have you ever wanted to give up on your writing? Did you give up or did you persuade yourself to get back to it? The hard truth about writing: sometimes you just want to give up | Lauren Sapala buff.ly/2JrxylC pic.twitter.com/N7p7…

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We know dialogue is important, but… … what should your characters talk about? | Helping Writers Become Authors buff.ly/2I4CPTh

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Why do you write? | Thought Co buff.ly/2Kn0FId

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What’s your perfect crime novel? Top writers choose their perfect crime novel | Guardian buff.ly/2HZMB9k

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Looking for a new crime novel to read? Try one of these! Four new crime novels from great authors | Globe and Mail buff.ly/2FreP7s

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Emma Healey is visiting Ely this month | Topping & Company Booksellers buff.ly/2resHwU

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Thursday – leaving England, first night in Kyiv | Martin Black buff.ly/2Kp7jgZ | #ElyWriters

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The mysterious Cambridge University Library tower opens to the public | Independent buff.ly/2FtrZkt

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It might be raining in Ely now, but it’ll have stopped in time for our monthly meeting tonight in @the_cutterinn (42 Annesdale). See you at 6 pm? Forecast by @DarkSkyApp pic.twitter.com/x81N…

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Fancy a weekend of crime by the sea? Slaughter in Southwold | Suffolk Libraries buff.ly/2KpChpx

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Change of meeting schedule | Ely Writers buff.ly/2KmwFw2 | #ElyWriters pic.twitter.com/DaSk…

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Found a new book series 📚 to read but don’t know the order to read them in? Try this site: Book Series in Order buff.ly/2Hu6cim

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Fancy a bit of monologue and poetry? Then this should be just the ticket pic.twitter.com/SceI…

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"Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you." ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. pic.twitter.com/mK8o…

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How to stop wishing you had more time to write | Copyblogger buff.ly/2JAimn9 pic.twitter.com/94R9…

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How to not mess up your book series | Writers Helping Writers buff.ly/2v1EzY8 pic.twitter.com/fbqT…

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In story-telling, never state what you can imply | Jane Friedman buff.ly/2GPXD14 pic.twitter.com/SE8z…

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"The scariest moment is always just before you start." ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft pic.twitter.com/SEIM…

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Roleplay By Alan Ayckbourn to be performed at Haslingfield Village Hall | List buff.ly/2JD2a4F pic.twitter.com/qNWK…

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Gogglebox's June Bernicoff to write book about life with late husband Leon | Metro buff.ly/2IOhlXD pic.twitter.com/IRd3…

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‘A ghostly tradition underfoot’: the salvaging of Irish women’s writing | Irish Times buff.ly/2vcwCiK

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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader — not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. — Edgar Lawrence Doctorow pic.twitter.com/ENBJ…

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Neil Hilborn slams poetry at the Junction, Cambridge | List buff.ly/2v2rkq6 pic.twitter.com/kLTL…

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Those who make it as writers tend to have one thing in common: patience | Lauren Sapala buff.ly/2GU0p16

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The 100 best novels in translation with Boyd Tonkin at Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge | List buff.ly/2IKVUGS pic.twitter.com/MIer…

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AI produces first new Brothers Grimm fairy tale in 200 years | CNet buff.ly/2qoeCfS

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How does a night out in Newmarket grab you? How about if you’re the entertainment? Check this open mic night on the last Saturday of the month — it’s even free to get in! | via @NKTOpenMic pic.twitter.com/IizG…

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I’m not able to go to this creative writing workshop, but why don’t you give it a go? 😊✍️ (Sorry for the short notice!) twitter.com/janelevi…

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In a dramatic twist, we've changed our meeting schedule! Instead of weekly meetings, we now meet monthly, on the first Wednesday. See the blog post for more details. Change of meeting schedule | Ely Writers buff.ly/2v9jcEm

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Our own @martinxo has been out and about enjoying the beautiful spring weather. From Baldock to Royston on the first day of spring | Martin Black buff.ly/2H2XkiN

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How to write a scene that works: the story grid way | Creative Penn buff.ly/2uYCSef

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Dave Rudden: The YA author on why anyone can be a hero | Independent buff.ly/2qegsRa

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Just got a new sofa. It’s so comfy, I can’t even make myself get up off it to find something to read while lounging on it. What are you reading this weekend? pic.twitter.com/PUCQ…

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Box of tricks: introduction | Rosie Johnston Writes buff.ly/2InfmsR

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Ely hosts a signing session of the latest book in a series on Grunty Fen by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire presenter | Ely Standard buff.ly/2Gw6F2o

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Please note that we will not be having a meeting on Wednesday 18th April, due to foreseen circumstances. Meetings @ Ely Writers buff.ly/2G7nCgS pic.twitter.com/x5JS…

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Wednesday so soon! Have you got much writing done this week? Come along to the @the_cutterinn tonight to discuss your progress (or lack thereof)! Ely Writers’ Meeting schedule: buff.ly/2G7nCgS pic.twitter.com/20oI…

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Darrell Epp sees Hamilton through a poet’s eyes | Spec buff.ly/2pIcoHS

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Have you ever read your prose or poetry to an audience? How did it go? When page meets stage: 10 tips for taking public readings of your work to the next level | Writers’ Digest buff.ly/2GydFfe

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