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…
Category: Productivity
Is this the end of the confessional blog?
Let’s be honest, it’s easier to write a confessional blog, if you have something to confess. For a moment, thinking over this week, I was concerned. As long-term readers will…
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…
Identity crisis: am I turning into an organised extravert?
Hello again. I had a lovely day yesterday, full of other humans. And today, I have more interaction planned. Nick and I have a birthday drop-in, the vet and a…
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…
Checklist for unsticking my novel.
I’m making progress with my book. More importantly, I’m getting better at working through road blocks systematically. You’d think this would have happened several years ago, but no, the same…
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