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…
Category: writing process
Poacher turned gamekeeper: editing other people.
Between trips to Manchester, the tip and the vets, and finishing the article I mentioned last week, I have been making notes on the latest draft of an author’s manuscript.…
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…
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,…
Big feet, the meaning of September, and publishing progress.
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. If I knew your address, I would send you a bouquet of sharpened pencils.”…
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…
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