Joanne Anderton

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Sad day

So, apparently David Eddings has passed away. This makes me so sad. When I was much (much) younger, had just devoured Tolkien and wanted more, I picked up The Diamond Throne from a shelf in the local library, and became an addict.

*unimpressed noise*

Well, it’s been just over a month of first-draft writing and I am way behind on goal. Unimpressed at myself here. Main reason? Day-job has been knocking me out. By the end of the week, I’m zombie-girl, or ‘she who cannot form a sentence and just wants to sleep’. Probably up for another month of …

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*creepy music*

The strangeness of the writerly brain

My writerly brain is being moody. After a productive day yesterday it has decided that no, we will not be working on the novel today thank you very much. I tried arguing with it. I tried tricking it with music and cool scenes set in a long-lost buried city. Nope, no go. Apparently it wants …

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Money = Books

Payment from Midnight Echo 2 has just come in and I’ve already spent it on New Ceres Nights. I proofread a lot of these stories so I know just how fantastic they are. Can’t wait to get a hold of it! The weekend is finally upon us! And that means writing time. Also, short story …

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