Musings :: Moments :: Memories
I love listening to podcasts when I am doing housework or driving, especially if I don't have an audiobook on the go or that I feel like listening to. These are the ones I go for more often at the moment: The Lazy Genius - Kendra Adachi has a great way of calming the chaos… Continue reading Podcasts Lately
I spent almost the whole day today working on my novel but I barely wrote any new words. What I did manage to do was wrangle my complicated multiple points of view, dual timeline, non-linear incomplete draft into a structure which finally makes sense. Whenever I stall with my writing, there is always an underlying… Continue reading Order from chaos
The laundry is a cycleIt is never doneStop trying to finish it When someone rude puts you downJust smile and reply'That's such an odd thing to say' Don't worry about sleepingAfter some crossed wordsSometimes you're both just tired Tug of war with your worriesIs so exhaustingYou can let go of the rope Writing haiku is… Continue reading Life Advice in Haiku
Huddling under an umbrella in the rain tonight with Rich while we watched Austin's football practice, I thought, so this is love. And it really is. Love looks like hugs and kisses, home-cooked dinners, exciting adventures, a warm and welcoming home, thoughtful gestures, and telling jokes before bed. Love looks like making mistakes and saying… Continue reading So this is love
As a serial procrastinating writer, I naturally have a lot of reading to distract me from the the task of actually writing. Here are some of my favourites which have helped and inspired me. The Right to Write and The Artist's Way, both by Julia Cameron. Her belief that we are all writers and we… Continue reading My Favourite Writing Books
It is only relatively recently that I have allowed myself to put down a book I am not enjoying rather than power through to the bitter end. I find this harder to do the longer that I have invested in a book. The cover of my current Kindle read promises an autumnal New York romance… Continue reading Did Not Finish
We have been watching quite a mix of things on TV lately: Just watched: Beckham (the documentary series on Netflix) - we enjoyed this immensely. Taskmaster Series 1 - 5 - the perfect easy entertainment with some good laughs and wonderfully ridiculous challenges. We need a break now though. Currently watching: Ahsoka - the Star… Continue reading Watching
From my writing journal - 7.4.2017 A twig snaps, cracking the air and breaking the silence. The warmth has brought the wood to life with scents of rotten leaves mingling with the fresh growth of spring. The leaves are spreading out in the trees, shielding the russet floor from the high noon sun. The light… Continue reading Fragments
My cousin Trish asked me yesterday how this list was going and I couldn't answer immediately as haven't checked in with it for ages. Explore a town or city and discover something new about it. Read Beloved by Toni Morrison. Not yet but I'm on track to read 50 books this year! Finish the first draft of… Continue reading 23 in 2023 Update
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Notes From My Day 