Lobster, copy edits, and reviews.
Once again I’m writing this at the swimming pool. At any one time, there’s usually a Beal wishing a sibling hadn’t been born. But give them the opportunity to get…
writer and seeker of school ties
Once again I’m writing this at the swimming pool. At any one time, there’s usually a Beal wishing a sibling hadn’t been born. But give them the opportunity to get…
I should stop doing mind maps and setting up kanban boards, and embrace the hubbub. This week’s takeaways: avoid complex geometry in our cover designs – stick to trees; remember…
Novelists are known for their strange behaviour. My search history is nowhere near as bad as that of a crime writer, but I do have a bad habit of staring…
By the time this goes out, my almost-sixteen-year-old should have finished taking his GCSEs. Thirteen of them. His choice. I’m only pushy when I remember and in this case, I…
I have about 12 hours per week for deep work. For me, this includes writing, editing, and email pitching/ asking people for something. I can do more for a big…
I think of myself as quite a good wife, but every so often, I realise I could be more sympathetic. Like now, when I have finally caught one of my…
Our eldest went to look round Southampton University this week. He was quite impressed. But then I pointed out, that if he went there, we could pop in on our…
07.04 I spent six or seven hours this week writing a single email. It went to more than one person, but it was the same one. Did I need to…