Category Archives: The People’s Friend

Guest Post: Writer Eirin Thompson

Posted on November 30, 2022 by blogaboutwriting

I’m thrilled to be welcoming Eirin Thompson to the blog today! And not just because her lovely post has saved me a job! (Am frantically trying to press on with NaNoWriMo but I’ve only reached the dizzy heights of …30,000 … Continue reading →

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NaNo Update & Other Stuff*

Posted on November 21, 2022 by blogaboutwriting

Yuck, it’s horrible out there: freezing cold and pouring with rain (I have a very smug husband who checked the weather forecast and took the dog for a walk at 7.30am, before the bad weather came in). But then, I … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

Happy New Year to you all! I meant to post before the end of the year but time got away with me, so here I am on a cold and rainy January 1st, feeling glad – as I’m sure you … Continue reading →

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Ladies of Letters

Posted on April 8, 2019 by blogaboutwriting

I am The People’s Friend’s ‘Writer of the Week’. Hurrah! Actually, I have done very little to achieve this accolade, apart from send them a story which is appearing in this week’s issue of the magazine. You will have noticed, … Continue reading →

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To Know the Ending or Not? That is the question!

Posted on March 16, 2019 by blogaboutwriting

Novel Writing Retreat This time last week I was on a writing weekend in Worcestershire, run by the same tutors that I spent time with last October at Ty Newydd – Alison May and Janet Gover. There were about 14 … Continue reading →

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How Much Do Writers Earn?

Posted on February 20, 2019 by blogaboutwriting

Not much, is the answer. Sorry. But you knew that really, didn’t you? I’ll come back to this in a moment. In the meantime, I have good news! Last week, I had 3 short stories accepted by The People’s Friend … Continue reading →

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All Change!

Posted on October 3, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

The weather’s gone funny, don’t you think? We had a proper cold winter, followed by a proper hot summer and now the weather doesn’t know what to do with itself. We turned the heating on and now we’re sweltering and … Continue reading →

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Wine Required!

Posted on July 5, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

I was up early this morning, despite being really tired because I can’t sleep when it’s so light! Is it just me? I know I shouldn’t be moaning (it’s SUMMER!) but even with the blinds down, the sun sneaks through … Continue reading →

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First Post of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

So, here we are in 2017. Happy New Year to you all! I realised that my last post was a bit miserable when someone called me ‘Scrooge’ in a text, so this is going to be more upbeat, I promise! … Continue reading →

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Writing Retreat Up For Grabs!

Posted on September 19, 2016 by blogaboutwriting

Lovely Author Jojo Moyes, who I wrote about here last year is offering her cottage in Suffolk for a week to a writer to “kick-start or even finish” their work. This is the post she’s put on Facebook: Are you … Continue reading →

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