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Formation SAWI: Spécialiste en médias sociaux et communautés en ligne.
Rédactrice en chef et auteur
Quote Me- "Time flies and the photos I’ve taken get left behind."
- "People always think getting dressed is about putting clothes on. It’s not. It’s a spell..."
- "I was outside, and the rain and the fog smelled nice. They smelled of hope, I think. They smelled..."
- "On apprend toujours mieux de ses propres erreurs que de celles des autres."
- "It’s like watching a train wreck and hanging around to see if there are going to be any..."
Category Archives: Writing
Greta 2
[fr]Exercice d’écriture: personnage Greta.[en]She left Greta on a Tuesday, and she needs to fill in her week before she meets up with Sam on Sunday evening. It doesn’t have to be tricky. The nice thing about writing stories is that … Continue reading
Sam 2
[en]Writing exercise: character Sam.[fr]Sam émerge bien trop tôt pour un lendemain d’hier. Il faut dire que c’est toujours trop tôt, les lendemains d’hier. Mais bon, il faut bien. Il met la tête sous le duvet en espérant sombrer à nouveau, … Continue reading
Greta 1
[en]Writing exercise. Character Greta.[fr]Elle décide que sa deuxième aventure sera avec Greta. Sophie, ce sera pour après. Elle l’a tout juste effleurée, Greta, l’ex de Sam. Avec un nom pareil, elle doit être suisse-allemande, mais non, elle décide que ses … Continue reading
Sam 1
[fr]Exercice d’écriture: personnage Sam.[en]The adventure begins. She doesn’t know Sam yet. She just knows his name. She’s not sure if she’ll like him or not. She’s afraid of making him too likable, too cliché, too unidimensional. She realizes that if … Continue reading
The fridge did its best
The fridge did its best to keep its humans happy. Fresh vegetables and snacks, juicy meat and sweet wine. With the years it started failing, but did its best. Kicks of frustration denting its door and bruising its character. Weary, … Continue reading
From Essay to Fiction
[fr]Exercice d’écriture: une aventure à la recherche de personnages pour porter ses histoires.[en]It’s an adventure. The adventure of a mind bubbling with ideas and things to say and write. The adventure of a mind which would like to bubble with … Continue reading
The crow yelled at the cat
The crow yelled at the cat and flapped its wings. The feline retreated. The next day, two cats. The crow crowed louder and flapped her wings faster. Her mate swooped down and nipped a kitty tail. Third day, three felines: … Continue reading
Don’t You Tire of Real-Time?
[fr]Tout ce temps réel sur le web me fatigue. On néglige les expressions plus profondes que permet le web, sur nos blogs par exemple.[en]I find that I’m increasingly tired with real-time. Keeping up with the stream. Living on the cutting-edge. … Continue reading
Writing: Source of Income or Marketing Budget?
[fr]Ecrire pour gagner de l’argent (en tous cas en tant qu’indépendant) ça ne rapporte pas des masses. Par contre, écrire est un formidable moyen de promouvoir ce qu’on fait (indirectement). Je propose donc de considérer l’écriture comme “budget marketing” plutôt … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss, Blogging, My work, On Writing
Tagged blogging, earning, marketing, money, Writing
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Tulalu avec Paule Mangeat
[en]A literary meetup with a local author, and some considerations on what language I write in as a bilingual person (answer: way more English than French).[fr]Mon “petit homonyme” Stéphanie, comme je l’appelais affectueusement il y a une quinzaine d’années déjà, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, My corner of the world, On Writing
Tagged anglais, bilingue, côté rue, écrire, écriture, écrivain, français, genève, littérature, littérature romande, nouvelles, paule mangeat, premier jet, tulalu, zinema
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