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QUINTIN SEEGERS/GARTH J ELLIOTT

Sorry, Sir. We can only sell works of local authors

14/5/2010

 
We recently decided to replace our DVD player with a Blu-Ray home theatre system. It was with great excitement that we put it all together, turned the radio to our favourite station and connected our television.

Then came the moment of truth. We popped one of our favourite DVD's in and sat back to watch it. But wait - Error reading disk. What?! Popped the disk in the old player. It works fine. Okay. Not the disk. Tried the new blu-ray player again. Error reading disk. Alas, our Zone 4 blu-ray player will not play DVD's from other zones. Time to call the manufacturer. And the response? "[Manufacturer] appologises for any disappointment this caused. As the player is manufactured for Australia, it will only play Zone 4 disks."

Imagine walking into your local library or bookstore and be told that they are only allowed to stock books from local authors.

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Beating the dreaded Writer's Block

4/5/2010

 
You finally have enough courage to sit down in front of your computer and writer something. You're not sure what quite yet. You know you want to write, but can't seem to think of a single word to write. All you've got is a blinking cursor on the screen.

You're not alone in this experience. Even the most experienced writers suffer from this affliction. It's one that comes and goes. It can strike at any time. It's the dreaded Writer's Block.

How does one overcome this demon that can strike fear into the writer starting out?

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