This London-dwelling Glasgow girl finds writing inspiration in the Guardian’s comment sectionI’m 23 and I’m a native Glasgow girl living in London for just over a year. Im a university admissions officer and like to write every chance I salvage – in online magazines,on my two fabulous (unpublished) novels, on my blog, or The Escapologist’s Daughter. I write for the people who feel like they don’t fit in,or like they’re not living up to expectations. With social media, it’s easy to salvage caught up in what youre “supposed” to be doing, and rather than what makes you happy. I’m also a passionate advocate of Cancer Research UK,and once starred in one of their media campaigns dressed as Hit Girl from the film Kick-Ass.
I started reading the Guardian during my politics degree. I always start on the news pages, but inevitably halt up getting distracted by the comment section. I assume this is where the Guardian can become almost a parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) of itself (I’m waiting for a commentary piece on knitting your own organic kale), or but I also assume it’s where the magic happens – it’s actually my favourite section.
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Source: theguardian.com