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Posted on May 14, 2022

Pathological editing syndrome.

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…

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Posted on March 26, 2022March 28, 2022

My novel undergoes its own dramatic transformation.

Rachel and I have three people’s novels to edit at the moment. There are contracts to negotiate, a tax return due, and this week I had a podcast to prepare…

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Posted on February 26, 2022

Half-term: to yell or not to yell, that is the problem.

It’s been half term this week. I only have my second-born’s word for it that he’s been revising for his mock exams. On Tuesday, I found him head under the…

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Posted on February 19, 2022

Wind days, hospital marketing, and a novelist’s ode to post-it notes.

We have ‘snow days’ in Britain, but for the first time, the children are off school because of the wind. Unfortunately for them, COVID means teachers have wised up about…

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Posted on February 5, 2022

Tumble-driers, novel middles and a kanban board.

Lots of things going on this week: We went out to a French restaurant to celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary. I am a fan of cream-based cuisine (and my husband).…

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Posted on January 22, 2022

Life-novel balance and other fictional concepts.

I have never managed the work-life balance thing. Complicated Christmas holidays, a deadline for one of our authors, the need to catch up with my own work after that, and…

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Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

A requiem to mince pies and a to-do list for my novel.

Almost back into routine. Phew. Sort of. There is something nice about the holidays after Christmas: most of the benefits (pretty lights, mince pies, and hot chocolate, time with family)…

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Posted on December 18, 2021

Reindeer on roses and whiskers on kittens…

Three of my favourite things that would surprise younger me… Teenagers I used to be terrified of them, even when I was one myself. But they are far less intimidating…

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