Asking for it
Any long term reader of this blog could be forgiven for thinking I’m a bit obsessed with defending my fragile ego. This post will only confirm that. I’ve just come…
Category: Writing
Learning on the job: Follow-up
Agents and publishers are deluged with submissions from people like me who think they can write a novel. Out of hundreds, even thousands a year, they usually choose one or…
Geeky, but grateful
I’m in a grateful mood today. Grateful I could find a parking spot near enough the library, for the sunshine, and for Scrivener. I’ll have lost most people with the…
The week that was.
Last week felt like a washout, but it was just a lot of work for little immediate result. I was working on several pitches from scratch, and my ideas all…
Being nosy over coffee
I’m writing an article on the Bournemouth Marathon Festival, which involves a few interviews. My husband says I’m just drinking coffee for a living, but he’s forgetting the nosy questions…
Frog-eating
I often vacillate between thinking I should find difficult things to do for discipline’s sake and flirting with the idea it’s possible to find a life entirely devoid of the…
The Zika Virus in less than 500 words.
What is it? A virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. Why is it in the news? It is currently spreading rapidly through Central and South America. It is likely that…
Somewhere to start
Re-wiring is going well. Apparently we have 1.8km of new cable in our house. Having agreed with the electricians I’d stay out today, I worked in the library. My husband’s…
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