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Writing Update: Stressed and Elated
Lots of stuff happening right now! So many things! Ah! Everything feels pretty chaotic right now but it’s a good chaotic, even if I’m feeling pretty exhausted. I went on a field trip this month with my fifteen-year-olds. Anyone who has ever had a horde of teenagers to chaperone through busy streets will know why…
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April Reading Round-Up
Thank you to NetGalley and all of the assorted publishers who gave me these lovely ARCs for this month. All of the books in this month’s roundup are ARCs! Some great ones in this bunch. The Bachelor and the Bride – Sarah M. Eden I went on a historical romance kick recently, so I was…
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Writing Update: Rejections Galore
My self-worth is tied very closely to my idea of myself as a writer. I may have talked about this in a previous blog post, but I came to the realisation this past year. I have been suffering – for lack of a better word – because I have opened myself up to critique and…
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Reading Round-Up: March
Missed a few months there! I’d make excuses about why, but I think we can all relate to things slipping through the cracks in times of high stress. Anyway, here are the books I’ve read lately, as always, I’ll mention which books were ARCs. Talia Hibbert – Get a Life, Chloe Brown / Take a…
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Writing Update: Flavours of Prose
What a month! We had it all: health scares, long-listings, MA assignments, curriculum updates, plays, binge reading, and the ever-encroaching world around us. I had a weird time of it, that’s to be sure. The health stuff really threw me for a loop as it’s the first time I’ve been sick while living in Tokyo…
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Writing Update: Backwards in High Heels
Wow, lots of news to share! I have had a hectic start to 2022 as I imagine most of us have. I attended DV Con which was super fun! I made some new friends and learnt a lot about the industry. It was genuinely a very warming experience. I also joined another program for writer…
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Reading Round-Up: November & December
I feel like everyone’s lives get more hectic towards the end of the year. Mine always seems to. I didn’t get to visit my family again, for the third year in a row, but I spent Christmas doing the best I could. My partner is still in another country to me with very little chance…
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Reading Round-Up: October
Only a few books this month, where did the time go? However, I found a few books that I really loved this month. A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons – Kate Khavari This was an ARC given to me by Net Galley. I loved this book! The mystery was well constructed and twisty, the…
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False Starts and Figuring Out Structure
In trying to get myself started on my new novel, I have been doing a lot of things I’ve never attempted before. All this time I’ve been a consummate ‘pantser’, someone who writes without much of a plan in mind. Normally I start writing purely because I have a scene in mind, sometimes it might…
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Reading Round Up: September
Not too many books read for fun this month. I started back up at work and got buried a bit. Some of these titles were ARCs from Netgalley and I’ve indicated that below. But here are the things I managed to get through. All Come to Dust Bryony Rheam (ARC) This was a deeply character…
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