Something about walking in autumn always lights me up with excitement about new projects. I think a lot of this has to do with the wonderful array of colours in the ancient trees all around where I live. Maybe also... Continue Reading →
Apologies for the long hiatus here on the blog, but I have been concentrating much of my writing efforts over on the Substack platform, and with some great results. It has been such a great experience over the past twelve... Continue Reading →
I can’t believe the summer is marching on (particularly seeing as the glorious June weather here in the UK has turned to rain-soaked days in July…) but here we are at the end of another month.
I was discouraged to read this week on World Book Day of how the current economic climate is affecting parents' ability to provide books for their children.
The third book, and one I'd been waiting for since last year, was Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout.
I am really pleased to say that I have managed to read two full books and am almost at the end of my third of the month!
Despite the busyness, I have managed to finish my first read of the year! 'The Insperables' is the newly discovered novel by Simone de Beauvoir.
What I have found this year is that just thinking about and setting challenges allows for a re-think of how you are spending your time and money.
I was reading a piece this week by Celeste Ng, author of bestselling novels Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You, talking about how she likes to write from a plan.
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