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I’ve got these deadlines in my calendar for writing short stories, based on the duotrope theme calendar.  But my main problem is I have to do three or four of em in a month, or at least attempt an idea at them – I could postpone submitting till March and roll [...]

I’ve been spending the last week or so trying to work out where I’m going to with my career – it’s easy, I guess for people to say that they have goals, but when you’ve drifted in a no mans land between goalless and unable to fulfil goals because everything else (and I mean *everything* [...]

If I were the type of person that actually went for it, I’d be building so much hype RIGHT now.
Instead, I’m curious.
I launch a new project on Monday.  I’ve been talking about it all week on Facebook, and I’m so excited right now.  Seriously, bouncy excited.
I’ve got posts ready – I’ve got ideas that I [...]

(this is a slightly different type of post – I’ve not started in on my NanoWrimo work yet)
One of the biggies about the NanoWrimo is in most cases, it encourages people that aren’t writers to take time out and write.  For writers it’s a bit of a different proposition – sometimes it’s a kick up [...]

I’m marrying one of *the* most amazing people on the PLANET.  Seriously.  My beloved not only got me something I really wanted for my birthday, but he made sure I was going out to Uni, then came home and made me an amazing cake, then took me out for tea.  I discovered the cake when [...]

I’m so excited.  Not only did I get to meet Stephen Fry AND Mark Carwardine this weekend at the Cheltenham Literary festival, who both signed my book, and join Neil Gaiman (05)John and Carol Barrowman(08), and Toni Morrison(08) on my pride of place ’signed’ corner, but we’re nearly at Nanowrimo 09!
For those of you that [...]

Late last year, very quietly, I retired from writing.  My last story sold about six months after – and only because I wanted to find out if I was right to quit.
Actually, that’s wrong.  I’ll phrase it a bit more accurately.
I’ve always thought of my writing as water.  It’s essential to life, refreshing, can poison, [...]

You find a pair that fit like a dream, but are going to be a pain in the butt to break in. You gotta ask yourself, is it worth it?