I have been absent from here a great deal this year, which was to be expected with starting work full time for the first time since 1997 (yes, you read that right!), but I haven't slipped away completely. It has certainly been a juggle working, writing and managing the family, and I'm hoping that the … Continue reading On exhaustion, writing and other things
Yesterday, on a day when most of the world took in the terrible news about the massacre in New Zealand, a neighbour decided to leave an intolerant note on the windscreen of a car parked in front of our house. As we finished our dinner we heard an elderly Egyptian woman calling to us from … Continue reading I stand for tolerance
I'm late to the party with this, but here it is (finally)... The year that wasLast year was a blur of juggling too many things, and managing chronic pain. I used visual goals that I set out at the start of the year in my Moleskine diary and found this to be really helpful. It helped … Continue reading A 2018 wrap, and 2019
At the end of October, I decided to do my fifth NaNoWriMo as a way to finish this draft of my manuscript. Each night I take a moment to think about what's on for the next day, and I have added into my list four boxes for half hour blocks of writing. I have shuffled … Continue reading Writing retreats and NaNoWriMo
