Clare Dodd

April 9, 2015

Do just the one thing

Clare Dodd

April 9, 2015

To do just the one thing is such an obvious piece of wisdom, but it is often forgotten. Upon finishing 'Stoner: A Novel', it seemed pertinent that writing this post be the one thing I do.

Clare Dodd

January 19, 2015

Books, Writing

Influence and intimidation

Clare Dodd

January 19, 2015

Books, Writing

My review of Jonathan Lethem's 'The Ecstasy of Influence' may have been quite little, but the thoughts it sparked were a quite big. So hop on board this train of thought about influence and intimidation.

Clare Dodd

August 25, 2014

Interesting things, Uncategorized

Review: Creation Theatre's Macbeth

Clare Dodd

August 25, 2014

Interesting things, Uncategorized

When a production of Macbeth not only manages to make you jump, but also creeps the bejesus out of you, then you know it's getting something right. This is a review of Creation Theatre's Macbeth.

Clare Dodd

June 22, 2014

Interesting things, Writing

Halfway to nowhere

Clare Dodd

June 22, 2014

Interesting things, Writing

A pub in Wales pointed out that halfway to nowhere is exactly where you need to be to move forward with a little meaning.

Clare Dodd

May 7, 2014

Writing

Running out of practice

Clare Dodd

May 7, 2014

Writing

The less you write, the less you are a writer. But when you keep worrying about what's happening next, there's no time to expand upon what's happening now.

Clare Dodd

January 19, 2014

Music, Uncategorized, Writing

Transitioning to a new frequency

Clare Dodd

January 19, 2014

Music, Uncategorized, Writing

2013 meant dipping my toes in a lot of new things. 2014 means diving a little deeper into a few and transitioning to a new writing frequency.

Clare Dodd

December 31, 2013

Getting Excited

The inevitable new year notes

Clare Dodd

December 31, 2013

Getting Excited

It's that time of year again. And while I still remain skeptical about the whole resolution thing, I can't help but make the odd one...

Clare Dodd

December 10, 2013

Writing

Oh any profession but this...

Clare Dodd

December 10, 2013

Writing

Writing is my profession, my fun and more. My brain on the other hand is a little more limited in its functionality.

Clare Dodd

October 20, 2013

Getting Excited, Popular Culture

Writing what is in the air

Clare Dodd

October 20, 2013

Getting Excited, Popular Culture

When you feel something deeply, it is extremely difficult to translate it into words. They can be so isolating. But this week, I have tried.

Clare Dodd

September 1, 2013

Popular Culture, Writing

Blackberries will always turn to mush: and I'm glad

Clare Dodd

September 1, 2013

Popular Culture, Writing

Seamus Heaney died this week, and with his poem 'Blackberry-Pickings' he has reminded me of the importance of honesty and the danger of influence when experiencing the disappointments of life.

Clare Dodd

August 4, 2013

Interesting things, Writing

The current trumps the conditional

Clare Dodd

August 4, 2013

Interesting things, Writing

If we lived perpetually in the conditional, we would never have anything new to say. It's the current that keeps us thinking.

Clare Dodd

June 2, 2013

Feminism

My cause and me

Clare Dodd

June 2, 2013

Feminism

Just as feminism is coming to the public fore, I suddenly find myself unfamiliar with some of the discourse of the cause.

Clare Dodd

March 24, 2013

Getting Excited, Writing

The psychosis of a writer

Clare Dodd

March 24, 2013

Getting Excited, Writing

In order to be a better writer, you have to be psychotic. That is, a person who needs multiple identities in order to give the impression of an erudite whole.

Clare Dodd

March 12, 2013

Interesting things

To this day

Clare Dodd

March 12, 2013

Interesting things

I had no choice but to share this. It moved me in a way that I have not felt in a long time.

Clare Dodd

February 3, 2013

Books, Popular Culture

Book reaction: World War Z

Clare Dodd

February 3, 2013

Books, Popular Culture

Arresting. Emotionally wrenching. Gripping. Brilliant: my first venture outside the 2013 book bubble.