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Writing, anxiety-wrangling, tea.

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No longer my baby

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

I’m not very well at the moment, and so I am trying hard to settle down to something that will make me feel better. Oddly, after avoiding this blog for the longest time since I started it, I find myself coming here to talk to you. And to myself. I’m confused. And scared. And panicking, [...]

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Warning: this is not a real query letter

Friday, June 12th, 2009

I wanted that right at the top, just to remove any doubts. I’ve been hiding away from the blog for a few days, and online in general actually. I need to focus on the real world business and well, in all honesty the reactions to the last post were quite a surprise and I needed [...]

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The rule of three

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

They say things come in threes, well it seems that might be true as over the past week I’ve won three prizes! The first was the Collective Inkwell short story competition which you already know about. The second was winning a draw for a book from the lovely Alex Fayle at Someday Syndrome and the third [...]

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Persistence really is everything

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Progress on all things bookish has stalled over recent weeks, what with crazy short story competitions and a new business venture, there hasn’t been much room in between. But if I’m completely honest, I let my guard down and fear crept back into the house like a cat burglar. I feel like I am the [...]

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Five challenges faced by an adolescent blog

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Whether you believe in synchronicity or not, a hell of a lot of it seems to be happening to me online at the moment. The latest manifestation is discovering a competition over at Bloggity (a great site all about demystifying blogging) which is all about getting help for the challenges currently faced by us bloggers. [...]

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