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When life throws a curveball

On 3rd February, in my daily journal, I was scribbling about going away with Pete to celebrate our wedding anniversary, about competing in the Scillies, and some thoughts that were emerging in working on the structure for my WIP. On… Continue Reading →

Book Review: A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler

(translated from German by Charlotte Collins) ‘Andreas Egger knows every path and peak of his mountain valley, the source of his sustenance, his livelihood – his home. His story is that of his relationship with an ancient landscape, of the… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

It is a daunting prospect to review Pride and Prejudice: where do you begin? This is the fourth time I’ve read it, and I know I love it, but why? The story is well-known, and despite being written over two… Continue Reading →

You must drink champagne immediately…

I typed THE END last week. Then I wrote it in my scratchy pen on my scene tracker. Then I nearly cried. I texted my sister, my mum, Jane (of Writing Retreat fame). My sister was the first to come… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

  Maud’s been getting forgetful. She keeps buying peach slices when she has a cupboard full, forgets to drink the cups of tea she’s made and writes notes to remind herself of things. But Maud is determined to discover what… Continue Reading →

A book reading challenge for 2016

Read more is something I always say that I want to do every year, but that somehow feels a bit vague. I saw this on my friend Elspeth’s Facebook feed, and thought ‘yes.’ I’m beginning at the end of the… Continue Reading →

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