Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo

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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A Scary Deadline…

Posted on October 28, 2021 by blogaboutwriting

As it’s nearly Hallowe’en I make no apologies for the spooky photos! Win a Year-Long Novel-Writing Course with The Novelry Here’s a fabulous competition (only requiring you to fill in a form, answer an easy question and keep your fingers … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…. You Know What

Posted on December 16, 2019 by blogaboutwriting

Hello! I hope you’re getting into the Christmas spirit (if that’s your thing) and you’re not too overwhelmed with ‘stuff’. If you want some tips on how to survive Christmas, as a writer, I’ve updated my annual post on the … Continue reading →

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Another On-Line Column from My Personal Website

Posted on November 13, 2019 by blogaboutwriting

NaNo A quick NaNoWriMo update: I am still on target but as we’re not even half way through November yet, there’s plenty of time for it all to go terribly wrong! Yesterday, I didn’t know what to write. Yes, I … Continue reading →

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NaNo on my mind.. (and anti-stress reading!)

Posted on November 6, 2019 by blogaboutwriting

Just a quick one from me today because I am ‘NaNoWriMo’-ing and it is taking up all my writing headspace and time. So far (I know, it’s only been 6 days!) I am on target but anything could happen over … Continue reading →

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‘Ladybird, Ladybird…’

Posted on October 10, 2018 by blogaboutwriting

I told you (last time) that the weather had gone strange and now, here we are, on the 10th October, with sunshine and temperatures of 21 degrees C! I’m sitting in my ‘cave’, with all the doors and windows open, … Continue reading →

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Back to School?

Posted on September 1, 2017 by blogaboutwriting

I love this time of year: still sunny(ish) and warm(ish) but the hot months (when I struggle to sleep and can never decide what to wear) are over, the dreaded ‘C-mas’ is not yet looming and there are lots of … Continue reading →

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I ❤ Deadlines!

Posted on November 2, 2015 by blogaboutwriting

Just look at that fancy header! (It took me ages to work out how to add that heart). Last Friday, 30th October, was a date I’d had firmly fixed in my head and in my diary for several weeks. It … Continue reading →

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My Writing A-Z … M is for MSLEXIA

Posted on June 29, 2015 by blogaboutwriting

M is for MSLEXIA (‘for women who write’). I really like this magazine and have a subscription to it (ahem, please note photo of the last issue, received at least a fortnight ago, still in its plastic wrapper, because I’m … Continue reading →

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Highland Cows & Trying To Write A Novel

Posted on November 9, 2013 by blogaboutwriting

Lots of competition news for you to start this post (which is a bit of a hotch-potch! Forgive me!): 1. The October Writers Bureau competition was won by one of my lovely ‘birthday twins’: Ninette Hartley! Hurrah – yet another … Continue reading →

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