I bought this book directly from the author at The Deepings Literary Festival a couple of years ago and I was delighted to eventually get round to read it. The story is mostly told from the point of view of Alex who became anorexic following the breakdown of her family. She attends a support […]
During December I roughly mapped out my writing plans on a wall planner. Realistically I probably haven’t left nearly enough time for some of the things I’ve put on there, but at least I’ve got something down. I allocated the first week of January to rereading a manuscript I’d abandoned sometime during 2020 with the […]
I don’t watch much television, maybe an hour a day, late at night when I finally finish at my desk and want to wind down before bed. I also try to watch a film at a weekend. Not always successfully. Generally, we record many different series and end up watching them months and months, […]
I’m sure I’ve mentioned it here before but I’m a big listener of podcasts. Although I only do this at my desk. I don’t have a commute so I don’t have that time in which to listen and I did download an app on my phone with the intention of listening when walking the dog […]
I’ve already put off the whole starting the New Year stuff until the 4th. That’s what happens when the 1st lands on a Friday. It felt better to get going once everyone was fully back to work. So here we are, on the 4th, and I’m already behind. There’s not much to say on several […]
This second part of the My Life in Horses series is a collection of vignette-style diary entries and other pieces grouped by the four seasons, and spanning two years. One of these is 2020 so naturally includes the impact Covid 19 has had on this writer’s riding life. Jan Ruth lives and rides in […]
I don’t actually make resolutions as such, they’re more aims, I suppose, or goals. And they are remarkable similar to the ones made in previous years. Let’s see how I got on. My list of aims for the year were as follows: Reach and maintain target weight Exercise twice a week Write a book Write […]
I read Productivity for Writers after listening to a podcast recently. I have been writing for some years now so much of the information in the book I’ve heard/read before, here and there, however it never hurts to both, have this book as a reminder, and to have all the information in one place. […]
When I committed to writing my Monday post (being a minimum of 500 words) some time back in June I made it a ‘no matter what’ piece of work. Up to this week I have managed to put something up but I have to say some truly terrible news in my friends group a couple […]
I have something a little different for you this week… a competition. The Roses Mini Saga Competition is a venture I’ve embarked on with a friend of mine, Sally-Rose Runham. In its inaugural year we limited entries to three local writing groups to check our processes but in this, its second year, we have […]
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