Cause I haven't been writing every day, I feel the write is just draining out of me. So this is me trying to fill it back up again. Reading: I finished listening to Heart of Darkness and found it a bit disturbing, and also very well written. It was referenced in Rings of Saturn by …
Dinosaur Tail
Scientists found one preserved in amber.  And as expected, it has feathers. Things like this from the impossibly distant past always give me a strange feeling. This is a piece of what was once a living, thinking, feeling being. It lived and thought and felt differently than us to be sure, in ways we can't rightly …
Thoughts on… Finding Inspiration [by Jonas David]
Check out this post I wrote for Lucent Dreaming on how to get inspired This post can now be found here: https://lucentdreaming.com/thoughts-on-finding-inspiration-by-jonas-david/
Thoughts on… Dealing with Rejection [by Jonas David]
A post I wrote for Lucent Dreaming on dealing with rejections (I’m a pro at that by now!)
Every active writer will be rejected many times in their life. Keeping these few things in mind can help make this painful process pass easier.
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1. Your story being rejected doesn’t mean it’s a bad story.
It means that the editor of the magazine you submitted it to didn’t like it or they liked it but didn’t think it was the right fit for their magazine. Don’t lose hope. The first thing you should do when you see that rejection email is reread the story. It may have been a few weeks since you submitted it. Now you have fresh eyes, you’ll notice ways to improve it, so improve it then send the story elsewhere! There are hundreds of magazines to choose from, all searching for stories to publish. I don’t think I’ve ever sold a story that was accepted at the first place I submitted. If you don’t…
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Lucent Dreaming has Officially Launched its Debut Issue!
Some pictures from the launch! Check it out!
Last Saturday (April 28th), Lucent Dreaming officially launched its debut issue from Rabble Studio. 52 wonderful supporters and friends helped mark the beginning of our Lucent Dream. It was our first opportunity to sell our magazines, notebooks and merch, but also to talk about how Lucent Dreaming started and what it means to the team. After signing our guestbook, asking guests to tell us about their dreams, we had talks from our editors, Jannat Ahmed, Jess Beynon and Joachim Buur, as well as poetry readings from our published poets Taylor Edmonds and Poppy Jennings.
You can read more about our event from our fantastic guests Alys Jones from Creative Cardiff, and Taylor Edmonds.
For those of you who couldn’t attend our event but want to get your hands on our magazines and notebooks, visit our buying page!
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