Canine proverbs, Riverdance, and keeping up the tension in my novel.
Eight days later, Pepper is still a walking miracle, though she’s supposed to be on bed rest. Try explaining that to a dog! However, she should however be putting on…
Category: Creativity
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Good week. I think. My youngest has forgotten how to print out his homework, so have had daily emails threatening detentions. On the plus side, he’s now allowed to use…
A man behaving too well.
This week, I read through my own novel. It’s in a much better state than it was at the beginning of September, but I still wouldn’t let anybody else read…
7 tricks I use to make myself write.
It’s hard to explain why people like me, who want to write lots of books, sometimes find it so hard to write a sentence. In honour of National Novel Writing…
Shiny new idea syndrome
Other writers talk about shiny new idea syndrome. It’s not something I’ve suffered from before. I find starting new things harder than continuing with the familiar. But, yesterday, I came…
A third of the way through school holidays; 75% of the way through my draft.
Two weeks of the school holiday down. I like my children (love them, actually), but now lockdown’s lifted, I find the opportunities for parenting overwhelming. A perfect mother would manage…
Trite things people say that turn out to be true.
Hello there. I have a big birthday next year. (Believe it’s 30 if you will). However, I am finally learning truths about myself and life that would have helped if…
Less nagging, more creative space.
I’m sitting in Starbucks. This feels like a distinct lack of solidarity as poor Rachel, business and writing partner with whom I used to come here, is self-isolating. But I…
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