Category: Writing

Freedom to create: Arteles residency, Finland October 2018

In October I was lucky enough to participate in the ‘Enter Text’ Residency Programme from Arteles Creative Centre, Finland. Arteles is one of the largest and most international residency centers in Scandinavia and pride themselves on providing the freedom to be creative. A month living with twelve other writers and artists in an old house in the woods, …

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Year

It’s been a Year, hasn’t it. I mean, not since my last post (although close enough) I mean a Year. With a capital Y. One where things happen, and some of them suck. I’m still feeling a bit of a sense of dread, because it’s not over yet. But there’s also a bit of sense of hope, because maybe next year …

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Guest Post: Donna Hanson on balancing writing and life!

Today I am lucky enough to be visited by the wonderful Donna Maree Hanson. Her book Dragon Wine Book 1: Shatterwing is free in e-book for a short time. As part of spreading the word about Shatterwing Donna is doing a blog tour and offering a give away of a hard copy of Shatterwing. Winners will be drawn from people …

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Well… that was a long break wasn’t it

So, I just realised I haven’t done an update since February. FEBRUARY. And it’s almost December. How did that happen?? (I think someone stole a chunk of my year! Help!) And you know, it’s not like things didn’t happen this year. Writing, and life, and the eternal balancing act between the two. I even had some short …

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In February, the writing continues

Today is the last day of February, and the WIP is now 50k. I’m still behind my goal. Almost two weeks of this already short month were written off when my husband became very ill, and then had a reaction to the antibiotics that were, up until that point, the only thing that seemed to …

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