Gasmasks, secret Christmas cards, underpants and the reason I took 4 years of Latin.
I am so glad the weekend is here, and we’re at home for it. The last 7 days: We went away last weekend to celebrate my husband’s birthday. On Saturday,…
Category: History
Big birthday with big computers
This weekend is a big birthday for my husband. I have to be kind to him because it’ll be mine next year and he’ll be able to turn anything rude…
Winchester, new experiences and playing mother-in-law to a character I don’t like.
I remember my dream from last night, which doesn’t happen much. Do other people feel the need to match the dredgings of their subconscious with the events/ television of the…
Nanowrimo week 4: “Winning” a novel and whether the Crown should be this gripping.
New blog post: “Winning” a novel and whether the Crown should be this gripping.
Bournemouth 19/05/17
It was dark, but this is Bournemouth, in the middle of a subway, under a roundabout: Is it just me being pretentious, or is there a metaphor here? Even if…
Productive ways to avoid your novel and Victorians at their best.
I have two articles out today. The first, ‘Productive Procrastination’, is in the June issue of Writing Magazine. I lay out twelve good excuses to avoid your novel. This didn’t require much…
Make Good Art
I can’t articulate my own thoughts this week, much as I try. So, given so much uncertainty in the world, I thought I would post Neil Gaiman’s instead. Always encouraging.…
Professionalising Creativity
I’ve found this week difficult. Last week, I created a Scrivener file of ideas for the next month. This was the year when I was going to professionalise my creativity.…
