Category Archives: Kate Nash Agency

Out and About (at last!)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by blogaboutwriting

Since I last wrote, I’ve been a busy little bee. I have been OUT to places and met actual people, in real life. Hurrah. I was invited to – but had to miss out on – the swish Harper Collins … Continue reading →

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Sending Your Work Out

Posted on October 3, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

I am feeling fragile today. It’s completely self-induced, do not pity me. We had friends round last night, I went to bed at 2.30am and I have a hangover. Yuck. It’s such a waste of a lovely Sunday (and what … Continue reading →

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Edit. A Four Letter Word?

Posted on September 23, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Since I last wrote I have been working on ‘structural edits’ of the novel. Yes, this is still the first novel! (Not the second, as someone asked me the other day. Oh, if only….!) I know this might seem strange. … Continue reading →

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I Got A Book Deal! (And 3 things that helped…)

Posted on September 6, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

FINALLY, finally, I can tell you that I have signed a 2-book deal with HQ Digital (Harper Collins). Squee! Eek! and other words of excitement. I have known about this, of course, for a little while (sorry) but I was … Continue reading →

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Yes, Sir! Soccer and Sunrises

Posted on June 18, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Just a quickie from me before the football starts! Yes, it’s England v. Scotland tonight (Euro 2020) and although we are not normally a soccer-watching household (I mean, why don’t they just do away with the first half and make … Continue reading →

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(In which I) Carry On Waiting…

Posted on June 3, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

I write to you with a sore left arm because yes, I am all ‘vaccine-d up’, to coin a phrase. I had my second dose this morning and oh, bliss, unlike the first time, the person administrating the needle didn’t … Continue reading →

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Easter: The Goodies & The ‘Baddies’

Posted on April 6, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Look what just arrived in the post! Lucky me, I won two of Helen Matthews‘ books (‘Lies Behind the Ruin’ and ‘After Leaving The Village’) AND a lovely jubbly Easter Egg in a giveaway on her newsletter. Interestingly, ‘After Leaving … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day

Posted on March 5, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

So here we are again, another week over. As someone wise (it was Marian Keyes, actually) said on Twitter today, ‘The weeks whizz by but nothing changes’ (probably a bit wittier than that, but you get the idea). It’s all … Continue reading →

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In Which I Resort To Gin (& attempt The 2nd Draft…)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

You may remember, last week I reported that my laptop was poorly. It’s still not right, so today it was collected and taken away to the ‘laptop hospital’ (otherwise known as Curry’s), to be Seen To. And now I am … Continue reading →

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Feeling Tier-ful

Posted on November 26, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

Actually, I’m not (‘feeling tier-ful’), I just liked the pun-tastic title. And for your information, we will be going into Tier 2 on 2nd December, thank you very much. How about you? The Good Last night, I took part in … Continue reading →

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