Today’s my mum’s birthday (hi, mum) and so I’ve been at my parent’s house this weekend. We went to London yesterday to celebrate, with dad and O.H. Since O.H. was coming over to join us for the trip, he also brought me…. …
Recognising Knowledge
Although I’ve been blogging since 2006 (in one form or other), I often feel that I have very little to write about. Considering that I’ve been reading books and blogs about writing, attended panels at writing conferences, watched interviews/talks/lessons online, and writing novels since …
July Update: Goals
It’s the month of harvest. I have no idea when that happened. Only yesterday someone mentioned it was 6 months until Yule… August has always been a fairly nice month for me — it’s my birthday month, and was always a …
The Role of Story — Reflection on Wounds
On Saturday, my hair was cut — much shorter than I anticipated. For some reason, this bothered me way more than I expected, and I spent the next week trying to reflect — to understand why I felt so wounded. ~ For those of …
Weekend WIP #4: Balancing Time
This week I’ve had a slight lull in my writing — our new tenancy has begun, we’re setting dates for the official move in, and my job is changing form. I’ve taken most of my books to my parents house, sorted through …
A Target to Aim For: Importance of Goal-Setting
At the end of last year, I signed up to do the WriteChain challenge. The idea was to build up a “chain” of links — daily challenges — to get used to a consistent practise. In April, my winning streak …