Category Archives: Novels

I Am Back! (did I miss summer?)

Posted on May 14, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Two things ‘of note’ have happened: 1. Today, I got my hair cut for the first time since DECEMBER 2020. Aagh. No, I will not post a photo but trust me, it looks better (and my head is a lot … Continue reading →

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All Zoomed Out

Posted on March 28, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Does anyone else have a recurring nightmare? (Apart from being stuck in an everlasting Zoom meeting?) Here’s mine: I’m packing to go somewhere (that has to be a dream, at the moment, right?) and I’m late and in a mad … 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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How Long Does It Take to Write a Novel?

Posted on January 26, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Since my last post, 2 things have happened which have taken my mind off the global pandemic, at least for a little while, namely: 1. On Sunday, I went out in my car (essential shopping, not a jolly!), for what … Continue reading →

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In Search of an Ending

Posted on December 14, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

My mum (who is in our bubble) has been staying with us for a few days and this is what I’ve been doing: watching Tipping Point, Pointless, Only Connect and University Challenge, playing Scrabble and Rummikub, sweating/sweltering (because we have … Continue reading →

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How To Plan a Novel

Posted on October 30, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

Look at that title! As though I’m an expert or something. Of course, I am not. But this question was raised on Twitter this week and the answers were interesting, so I thought I’d bring it to the blog (the … Continue reading →

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Getting My NWS Report

Posted on October 13, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

NWS Report Today I got an email to say my report was ready from the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme. (Has anyone else had theirs? How was it for you?) Eek. My stomach gave a lurch. It honestly felt like getting … Continue reading →

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DISCOVERIES 2020-21 (& Making the Most of Opportunities!)

Posted on September 21, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

Four years ago, almost exactly to the day – on 19th September 2016, to be precise – I blogged about how author Jojo Moyes was offering her cottage in Suffolk for a week to an aspiring writer in need of … Continue reading →

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Keeping A Weather Diary

Posted on August 12, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

Phew, it’s sweltering! I have removed myself from the boiling hot house (where Him Indoors is playing music as loudly as a teenager), to my boiling hot ‘cave’ (I wish it were that cool!), which hasn’t had much ventilation for … Continue reading →

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The Pull of The Post-It

Posted on August 3, 2020 by blogaboutwriting

Last week I took part in a Zoom workshop led by author Julie Cohen, in which she talked about different ways of using sticky coloured Post-It notes in your writing. It was fun and informative and while I’m not going … Continue reading →

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