Sundial contributor Ron Warren shares a personal story of a close family member with dementia.

干声主播：莹秋良辰吉日，华章溢彩；廖府欣喜，福满门庭。辞旧迎新花相随；贵客远至心欢喜。万家灯火暖心意，致谢宾朋事业起。在这喜庆之日，感谢亲朋好友莅临新居，承蒙厚意，感激不尽。祝大家：一帆风顺，二龙腾飞，三阳开泰，四季平安，五福临门，六六大顺，七星高照，八方进财，九九同心，十全十美，百事顺心，千秋康泰，万事如意。祝自己：平安喜乐，暖居如意；万事顺遂，未来可期。新的起点，新的向往，我们谨记——亲人的嘱托，朋友的祝福，继续前行。我们相信——日子会越来越好，廖府会越来越好，大家会越来越好，越来越好... ...（歌曲，越来越好）

此生念作者：陆正艮朗诵：莹秋此生飘然至，芳华皆流淌遥望万里云，心中起念想 人生路漫长，世事多变幻念念油然生，春树暮云缠 日间挂念多，夜深思念长咫尺叨念时，千里惦念藏 此生念深深，如同大海洋无尽波涛涌，澎湃又激昂 此生念多多，如同极夜空无数星辰烁，璀璨又鲜明 此生念不弃，情感的寄托精神的家园，心灵的陀罗 此生念坚守，温暖的阳光快乐的源泉，幸福的港湾 念亲亲情暖，念友友谊长念爱爱情深，念念难相忘 念君身健康，念君心舒畅念君业有成，念念祈平安 生命如诗歌，此生念不断每一瞬息间，绽放鲜花朵

江南雨作者：陆正艮朗诵：莹秋江南雨，细雨如丝轻轻敲着窗棂像是吴侬软语诉说着千年的故事   江南雨，滴滴答答落在小巷石板上像是古老的琴弦回响着岁月的旋律 江南雨，细雨绵绵缠绕着油纸伞仿佛听到女子的声音轻唱着温柔的歌谣 江南雨，如烟似雾笼罩着小桥流水宛如害羞的少女静静流淌着岁月的长河 江南雨，烟雨蒙蒙随风依依的垂柳像一群热情奔放的舞者 诠释了大自然的韵律 江南雨，细密如织轻柔地洒在水面上像是离人眼中的泪滴乘舟载着梦想奔向远方 江南雨，柔情似水温润着每一个角落也滋润着我的心田让思念化作无尽的缠绵 在这烟雨蒙蒙的江南  我愿化作一只雨燕 穿梭在烟雨之中  感受雨的无限温柔与浪漫

Sundial contributor Hethalyn Godwin shares a personal story about gifts given—and received.

The post Menna van Praag – The Writer And Technology appeared first on Royal Literary Fund.

'When the online customer support person told me – brightly – to ‘have a nice day’ it took all the willpower I possessed not to scream expletives. 'When informed that this cloud hadn’t magically saved all my lost books, I burst into tears and, when the online customer support person told me – brightly – to ‘have a nice day’ it took all the willpower I possessed not to scream expletives in response.

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'After commuting for twelve years, I told GWR I had written three books on their train, and that I should be made their writer in residence.'After commuting for twelve years, I went freelance. I told GWR I had written three books on their train, and that I should be made their writer in residence. To my surprise they agreed, giving me a staff pass that allowed free travel on their network.

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'My bottom drawer is more of a recycling bin than a bottom drawer. My intention is for nothing to stay in it forever. 'My bottom drawer is more of a recycling bin than a bottom drawer. With the knowledge that no writing is ever wasted, my intention is for nothing to stay in it forever. Instead, it serves as a temporary storage space for stories I plan to revise.

The post Garry MacKenzie – How I Write appeared first on Royal Literary Fund.

'I score out phrases, draw connecting arrows between ideas, and play around with words on the page. A mouse and keyboard would slow me down.'I score out phrases, draw connecting arrows between ideas, and play around with the position of words on the page. Using a mouse and keyboard would slow me down. I rewrite obsessively. Every few lines I'll start redrafting what I’ve written so far.