Or, rather, sluggishly pouring myself another cup of tea and smiling at my daffodils. But it’s March 1st, St David’s Day, and surely it has to be spring by now, right? Spring always makes me want to do things. Not clean, obviously, but other things. Start new projects, undertake new activities, make something. In this … Continue reading »
I know my books are all set in small villages and towns, out in the hills and the country, miles from anywhere… but I have a confession to make. I love London. I always have, ever since we spent a weekend there when I was sixteen, in the middle of a heat wave, and my … Continue reading »
One of the beautiful things about the Round of Words in 80 days challenge is that ability to change your goals, as and when you need to. An admission: I love setting goals. I love aiming high, having deadlines, striving to complete enough to put a tick on my to do list. I love seeing my … Continue reading »
I do not enjoy synopsis writing. I realise this doesn’t exactly make me unique – very few writers do, I’ve found. But for me, the hardest part has always been trying to condense my sprawling, nuanced story into a couple of pages of coherent narrative. So I’ve started doing something new. I write the synopsis first. Continue reading »
I’ve been very neglectful here recently, at blogging, at checking in for ROW80 and, I’ll admit, at writing, too. Yesterday was the summer solstice; the nights are now officially drawing in. We’re halfway through the solar year, and it seems to me that this is the perfect time to renew ambitions, look at what I … Continue reading »
This weekend got away from me a little bit. No, actually, this weekend stomped on my head and sent me crying to my Mummy. Despite the ongoing sleep deprivation (daughter now appears opposed to sleep as a philiosophy, rather than just naps) I have got lots done since last Wednesday. Continue reading »
Okay, it’s Wednesday again, which means it’s time to fess up on how the goals are going. First off, I’ve now been trying to persuade my daughter to have a nap for the last two hours. It’s not going well. She didn’t have one on Monday, either, and only had a half hour cat nap … Continue reading »
The second half of this week has rather gotten away from me – as evidenced by the fact that instead of the two posts planned between Wednesday’s check in and today’s, my blog skips straight from one to the other. Continue reading »
I know we’re only three days into this challenge, but so far, it’s going pretty well. My goals for the 80 days are: Finish my edits on Sea Fever and submit to agents Plot, develop characters for, and write a first draft of Tea & Devilry And, over the last three days, I’ve edited 8,500 … Continue reading »
