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Does your friend need to be your BFF?

2025

D. M. De Alwis, et al.

D. M. De Alwis, Rohan Corlosquet (Illustrator)

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Be Yourself

Writing Life — is it achievable?

The jury is out.

2h ago

Writing Life — is it achievable?

2h ago

On my way out…

I am leaving Medium.com. My articles from 2018 to now have been moved, with free access to subscribers, to a new and improved site hosted…

Feb 28

On my way out…

Feb 28

What was life like 10,000 years ago?

Humans have existed for 300,000 years. Neanderthals went extinct 40,000 years ago. Denisovians went extinct 30,000 years ago. Archeologists…

Dec 4, 2024

What was life like 10,000 years ago?

Dec 4, 2024

The Revision Check-List

There are so many. Here’s the revision checklist I’ll be using over the next two weeks on my 66K draft.

Jul 16, 2024

The Revision Check-List

Jul 16, 2024

The Tale of the Agent who lost their job over a Tweet

Drama in the #WriterCommunity and #Querying Hell.

Jun 24, 2024

The Tale of the Agent who lost their job over a Tweet

Jun 24, 2024

I don’t want to use AI for my book cover

AI is excellent for helping illustrate and broaden the concepts I’m writing about. However, it fails when it comes to nuance and people of…

Jun 3, 2024

I don’t want to use AI for my book cover

Jun 3, 2024

Making Sense Of Ancient History

I keep going down a rabbit hole. I am researching ‘just enough’ to create a setting for my novel set in 600 BCE Indian Subcontinent.

Apr 30, 2024

Making Sense Of Ancient History

Apr 30, 2024

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Bootcamp

Altruism in the workplace

Altruism is the response to empathy. Indirect to business goals, altruism creates the trust and communication bridges needed in teams for…

Apr 17, 2023

A hand reaches out to another hand as if to help.

Apr 17, 2023

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Be Yourself

How we are victims by choice

We quietly give up our power through the act of acquiescence.

Apr 4, 2023

Yoda stands hidden in the branches of a fern

Apr 4, 2023

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Be Yourself

The Art of Failing Up

Disrupt yourself — push self-limiting beliefs through adversity.

Mar 1, 2023

A man wearing comfortable clothes, sits at the edge of a cliff and stares out at a canyon, blue with morning fog. The air is cool. The landscape is still. No wind blows.

Mar 1, 2023

Diliny M. De Alwis

Diliny M. De Alwis

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an author, a scientist, a product leader, and coach. I write about food, family, philosophy, and life.

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