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writing wrestling – failure, me, and my characters

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Of all the scenes I’ve ever written, there’s one that stands particularly vivid in my memory. It’s part of a trilogy that I wrote and the character – Nefna – is just having an awful time. Not an ‘arghhh I forgot that my tea was cold and also this isn’t my tea this is old… Continue reading writing wrestling – failure, me, and my characters

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i totally didn’t kidnap deborah o’carroll for an interview. pfft.

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I HAVE ANOTHER GUEST ... I KNOW, I KNOW - am I being slightly over social? I've agonised about it, but I think it's going to be okay. I have the glorious Deborah O'Carroll with me - of her own free will (!!!!) - so sit yourself down (or don't), grab a cup of tea… Continue reading i totally didn’t kidnap deborah o’carroll for an interview. pfft.

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writing when there seems to be no time

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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