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Matt Parker Right now, it's just finding the time. So many other things need doing and thinking about, and when I do finally get round to sitting down to write, it often takes my brain half an hour or so come up with any sort of combination of words I'm happy with.
For the first time in ages, I actually achieved a writing goal I'd set for myself the other day.
Which was nice.
Matt Parker Being able to create absolutely anything that I want, within the bounds of natural laws.
Matt Parker Try not to think about it. There's nothing more likely to clog up your brain than trying to think up a story with nothing to inspire you.

Go for a walk.
Have a beer.
Go for a mad first person shooter spree on the X-box.

Just turn your brain off for a bit.
Matt Parker Duck-billed Platypus, because it's a bit of a mash-up.
All of the tales also have an unexpected sting hidden away in them somewhere.
It also has a habit of laying eggs, which I'm sure will hatch into new stories at some point.

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