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Writing, anxiety-wrangling, tea.

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A guided tour

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

I’ve been meaning to write about the picture at the top of this blog for months. Between writing books, having my debut novel published (yay!), writing a short story every week for the Split Worlds and making costume for the SFX Weekender ball (this Saturday!) I’ve not had a spare moment. Really. So, some of [...]

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Friday Flash: The Model Family

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Clare stared at her wedding ring, hanging off the tail of the porcelain cat on her nightstand. It was the first jewellery hung on it since she’d moved out years ago, but the china cat still looked unimpressed. “Morning love,” her mother said, entering without a polite knock. She deposited a mug of tea next [...]

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Friday Flash: The Whites

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Eli couldn’t remember what had made him suspect his mother was insane, but now, as she dried the fake tears on his sister’s cheeks, he was too angry to care. “She’s not really upset,” he muttered, hands stuffed into his armpits. “What exactly did you say to her?” “Nothing. I was only joking.” “He said [...]

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What a week…

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Blimey. Tea and biscuits please, it’s been one hell of a week. First there was my talk at Frome Festival, then a “tea time treats” meet the author event and then reading at ShortStoryVille, a marvellous short story extravaganza organised by the lovely Bristol Prize people. And I’m shattered. I was going to tell you [...]

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Here be monsters

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Oh dear, it’s got dusty here again already. Doesn’t take long does it? There are a couple of reasons for this. One is that I am elbow deep in an audio book project at the moment, which has to be completed by the 25th of June. The other is that I am struggling. What with? [...]

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