Joanne Anderton

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  4. Character guilt — 10 comments
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Because I have such wonderful friends

Yesterday I received a belated birthday present from a dear and wonderful friend, who also happens to be an extremely talented writer. She’s at home in Sri Lanka now, having spent years studying and then working in Australia, and I miss her a LOT (and am trying to work out when I can go visit …

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It, like, validates my existence

Oh hey, check it out, I seem to have an author page all of my very own over at Angry Robot Books. Guess that means I DO exist! (and should probably stop procrastinating and get back to writing this short story…)

Discipline and Rhythm

I am a creature of habit and I get very disturbed if those habits are broken. If, for example, my morning routine (centred almost entirely on the consumption of a nice cup of coffee) is upset then woe be to anyone who has to deal with me for the rest of the day. Writing is …

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Must be time to start writing again

I gave myself this week off to get over this stupid cold. Spent my evenings crashing on the couch, and obviously needed it *sigh* But last night I struggled to get to sleep, because I was distracted by books I want to write. That’s the sign, isn’t it. Must be time to start writing again …

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Might as well whinge online too

Because I’ve been whinging so much in real life. It’s only fair. You know when you’re sick, and you get to that stage where being sick is BORING and you just want to do something productive. But as soon as you try, you realise you’re not actually as healthy as you thought you were? Yeah, …

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