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52 Weeks of Writing: Week 47—I got the eviction notice on my birthday.

52 Weeks of Editing

52 Weeks of Writing: Week 47—I got the eviction notice on my birthday.

I got the eviction notice on my thirty-first birthday. I remember sitting at my table, a ridiculously big and stupid table I'd had since Lancaster days, and hearing the car engine down below. I remember that my windows overlooked the postboxes to the building, and I remember how, on that

A pug on a bed wrapped in a blanket and looking sad.

52 Weeks of Editing

52 Weeks of Writing: Week 30—My therapist told me to do this.

I'm writing this in bed, on a warm Friday afternoon, and I feel like bursting into tears. Maximum menstrual potential unfolding here. For a week I had a fever. As the fever died, the period struck. My cat and I have so far spent most of today in bed watching

52 Weeks of Writing: Week 18—It gets harder

52 Weeks of Editing

52 Weeks of Writing: Week 18—It gets harder

Word count: 50–52k (10k to the mid-point break) Well, it's been a week. There's something about writing: it never happens in a vacuum. We have to write while we have kids or pets or colleagues or partners all around us. As much as you try to build a routine,

52 Weeks of Editing: Week 10—The One-Year Anniversary of Being Diagnosed Autistic, Brought To You By A Battle In A Forest

52 Weeks of Editing: Week 10—The One-Year Anniversary of Being Diagnosed Autistic, Brought To You By A Battle In A Forest

I write to you now from the middle of a battle. Somewhere deep in a forest, I'm pitted against some awesome monster, a creature of green feathers and red face, wings flapping. The creature demands that I write 700 words in just over two hours, although at the speed I

The Secret Confessions: Episode 17—Family Gatherings

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The Secret Confessions: Episode 17—Family Gatherings

Migraine Stops Play

Migraine Stops Play

OK, it's been a minute. This is why it's so challenging to keep up a regular schedule when you're disabled and have a lot of comorbidities. I shifted my planned publication schedule to Friday, the day I often spend on things that aren't necessarily paid (think Ph.D. corrections). Then

Diary 4: What I am working on this week

Diary 4: What I am working on this week

This has been a rough week, hence not writing on Monday. There are many reasons for not writing on Monday, including not knowing what to write about. I have some things I'd like to write about, but I haven't had the headspace to do it. This is a rundown of

Diary 3: How changing the protagonist changed everything

Diary 3: How changing the protagonist changed everything

This is going to be a one-shot, seat-of-the-pants type affair, about how I'm not pantsing any more and totally being sensible about writing blog posts with style, sagacity and all that jazz... Climate Anxiety We've had another heatwave here, and it made it pretty much impossible to work, especially over

Diary 2: The Week That Wasn't

Diary 2: The Week That Wasn't

Aaaand that didn't work out at all. I had a whole plan, didn't I? I was going to set up a new system for August, and follow it through to make sure I kept working on Amnar while giving myself a bit of a break. That... sort of happened. But

Diary: 1. A Plan For August

Diary: 1. A Plan For August

This is the first time in... um, I think ever, that I've tried starting the month like this. Most of my life has been spent struggling over metaphorical mountains, setting ludicrous goals, then making a mess of the whole thing by the end. For example: see the whole of last