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Professionals are consistent
They show up
writing is
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Science fiction does not have to be dystopian in order to be interesting
More hope for the world
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Made you cry
That's the goal
Nord Letter
Federating again
Nord Letter #5 - Ghost Activitypub + Information Flow
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Why I feel like an impostor at times
I think the problems began the day I paid for a domain, the blog was no longer going to be at “sajalchoudhary.wordpress.com”, I had paid to have the “wordpress” removed. And that changed things. This was not just going to be an interest any more, I was a
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Fiction takes time
Fiction takes time. Anything from a short story to a novel, a thousand word something to a hundred thousand word something. It all takes time, effort, and patience. That’s the beauty of fiction. You sit down, and write. At the beginning, the fire drives you, the joy of having
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What is a blog?
Yesterday was the second day in a row, when I was ridiculed for the stuff I had put up on the blog. Okay, maybe ridiculed is not the best word to describe what happened. Let’s see. I had to go through some pretty harsh criticism, for the things I
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Here's how I plan to beat my laziness
For the past three days, Friday included, I have been making excuses. I’m tired. There’s no time left to do anything today. I should start off with fresh resolve in the new week, starting Monday. I had posted my last blog post on Thursday, which also, was my
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Life, Death & Priorities
There was a moment, between when I had picked up my luggage, and when I began looking for a cab, that I felt this sense of loss, this sadness. I had just returned from one of the four or so trips I need in a year to function. I was
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Why places matter in a story
So my sister left yesterday. It was raining as I stood there in the midst of in the middle of blaring car horns, and dark skies. It rained later that day. This was Thursday. Today is Friday. It rained today as well. I’m not sure any of that detail
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Thoughts on self-hosting
I was away for most of this week. Among other things, what kept me busy, was the thought of self-hosting my blog. I was thinking, reading, and researching. As of now, all that I own is the domain name ‘sajalchoudhary.com’. The blog is hosted upon wordpress.com, the commercial
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What does it take to be a writer?
It can be pretty damning, to promise something, and not follow up on it, just a day later. I did that, yesterday. But maybe, the promise was taking things a little too far. That was yesterday though. Today, is a new day, and today, I want to talk about what