Category Archives: Finding Time To Write

Ditching The Distractions = Get More Writing Done!

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

You could say that I’ve taken my own advice to an extreme: on Monday I resigned from my ‘day job’ (part-time but increasingly filling the hours and headspace that I need for my writing) and I’m not actually recommending that … Continue reading →

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Are You a Lark, Hummingbird or Owl?

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

I was reading the other day that MP and novelist Nadine Dorries wakes up at 6am (eek), goes downstairs, lets her dogs out, makes a cup of tea, takes it back to bed, the dogs jump on the bed and … Continue reading →

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I’m a Writer, Get Me Out of Here…!

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

As one of my favourite TV programmes is on at the moment (IACGMOOH) I just couldn’t resist that title! ‘But, get me out of where?’ I hear you cry. Well, dear reader, out of a writing rut. Believe me, I’m … Continue reading →

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Sources of Inspiration: Atwood, Shakespeare (and cats?)

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

I went to see one of my favourite authors, Margaret Atwood, on Saturday in Stratford (and, thank the Lord, I managed not to cough). She’s inspiring for several reasons, not least because she’s clever and funny and at 76 she’s … Continue reading →

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Feeling Autumnal (and under par…)

Posted on October 2, 2016 by

I am feeling decidedly autumnal. In other words, I’ve got a horrible cough which has been lingering for about 10 days. I apologise to all the people (in ‘real life’) that I’ve been spluttering over. I have tried to keep … Continue reading →

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Trials & Tribulations of ‘Turning Pro’

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

As I write this, British hopeful Marcus Willis is playing Roger Federer at Wimbledon and I’ve got it on the TV (TV or tv? anyway…) Bless. It’s a bit of a David and Goliath match. No-one of course, expects him … Continue reading →

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My Mini ‘Writer’s Retreat’

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

I’ve got some ‘me time’ at the moment as my other half is away playing golf, so I’m trying to turn this week into a bit of a ‘writer’s retreat’. (Stop laughing at the back). And no, it’s not taking … Continue reading →

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