The sweet spot
Three hours of undiluted housework. It doesn’t matter how many hugs I give my children, how many times they’ve been in bed within half an hour of their bedtimes, that…
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The new organised (and slightly more courageous) me
This is not saying much, but I have never been as organised as I am now. Not since A level revision anyway. The obvious reason is the children are now…
Is it OK that all is so calm?
Is it OK that all is so calm? #amwriting #notwriting #Nanowrimo2016
Season of sharpened pencils and mellow productivity
Decades after leaving school, September is still my favourite time of year. It means crisp air, clean skies, oversized uniform and the intention my homework will always be beautifully presented…
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…
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…
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