The second draft of this children’s book I am writing has been a challenge. By ‘a challenge’, I mean a sweary, anxiety-fuelled, scribbly, dribbly challenge. I have set so many deadlines for myself to get it done, and I have missed all of them. Every time I missed one, I Read more…
In a book, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Lamott says that ‘One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore.’ This quote was firmly in my mind last night when I got to fulfil one Read more…
It is HOT here in France. Complete body soaked in sweat, brain melty kind of hot. It makes me realise how much I need certain comforts to be able to produce writing…