Novel mode
I’m in novel mode again, a pleasurable, guilt-ridden state. I’m not quite sure who flicked the switch from hard-working freelancer to dreamer. Slowly, very slowly, I’m understanding how I work…
Tag: family
Half-term, free writing sessions and Jane Austen.
It’s half term. In my humble opinion, I’m not doing too bad a job as a mother. The children have been outside in the garden more than they’ve watched telly.…
Yellow Car
Other writers are often shocked by my family’s low-brow tastes. We have DVDs, not books in our sitting room, and those are more often rom-coms than foreign language films. But…
London, school holidays and chicken pox
I’ve visited Wembley IKEA, but I last spent proper time in London 12 years ago when my eldest was eight weeks. I hadn’t thought through things like breastfeeding on a rush-hour…
When the washing machine’s a few feet away.
I met a deadline yesterday. Relaxing a little today, I had a very pleasant morning and early afternoon with my next one. I’d already done the research and produced…
Where facebook comes in handy
It’s been an interesting week. To be honest, I’m a wee bit overwhelmed. My youngest sister graduated her Masters (with distinction we find from facebook- my family have never been…
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