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writing when there seems to be no time

I've learned a truth: you’ll never get around to doing anything unless you make time for it. Do you want to organise your bookshelves according to tropes? Do you long to become ambidextrous? Investigate the lifecycles of newts? Have regular conversations with your local oak tree? (Don't. You'll receive several bemused looks.) (Or do.) Do… Continue reading writing when there seems to be no time

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writing a first draft

It started because I'm as excellent at remembering birthdays as I am at maths. (I am terrible at maths.) Recently, I wrote the words 'The End' to Project If. I've been basking in the weight of 'I must get this story told' finally - FINALLY - rolling off my shoulders. Sure, there's so much more… Continue reading writing a first draft

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unicorn poop, early mornings, and the grey wolf: a routine(ish)

I'm trying to establish a routine. This is the first week I have implemented Operation Get More Sleep and Write and Read as Much as Possible. (OGMSWRMP for short.) (I pick the best Operation names) Here's the bare bones of it: Get up at 5:15-20ish, devotions, write for ten - twenty minutes, go to work.… Continue reading unicorn poop, early mornings, and the grey wolf: a routine(ish)

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i kidnapped Suzannah Rowntree for an interview

I have Suzannah Rowntree, author of Ten Thousand Thorns, with me today. Well, not really because ... we happen to live on different continents. But with the wonder of the internet, she is here, with me on my blog ...   // 1 // WHEN DID YOU THINK 'LET ME SET THIS FAIRY TALE IN CHINA' AND… Continue reading i kidnapped Suzannah Rowntree for an interview