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Writing About Writing About Writing 29

Part 29 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. So – time to dust this off I guess. I haven’t read much since #28 so will be doing a bit of a reset. I have, though,Continue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 29”

I would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for…

OK so it’s been a while. And there’s a reason for that. One that was not at all obvious until a random blood test revealed the true culprit. Random letter number combination? No, Vitamin B12 deficiency. I have pernicious anemia (means it’s not diet related – my lovely autoimmunity has found another target) – andContinue reading “I would have gotten away with it if it wasn’t for…”

Writing About Writing About Writing 28

Part 28 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. So I haven’t yet done the Year of Buying NO Books and a Climb Mount TBR challenge blog, which I said would be in January. I have for the pastContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 28”

Writing About Writing About Writing 27

Part 27 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. And suddenly it’s December and there’s a bunch of books I’ve read but neglected to blog about… Kae Tempest’s On Connection was a short book about suddenlyContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 27”

Back on the horse?

I’ve had many kind words about my last post, about being lost in a labyrinth of my own making. Thanks to everyone who’s commented or commiserated. But it’s time to get back on the horse. I’ve submitted one piece of nonfiction to which I got a fabulous response (it’ll appear in a book at someContinue reading “Back on the horse?”

Writing About Writing About Writing 26

Part 26 of an intermittent series where I read or re-read the writing books on my shelf to see if they’re worth keeping. See previous part here and Index of all books here. It’s been a while since I’ve done an update (whispers – 6 months!) on this ongoing task. It seems like the books on the shelf have bredContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing 26”

cracks knuckles, whispers ‘let’s do this’

And then 3 months passed without a blog post. My impression was that it was longer and that I’ve barely put pen to paper for longer but see that I was raring to go on the revision of Certainty of Dust late last year. I also note that I’ve not written a word this yearContinue reading “cracks knuckles, whispers ‘let’s do this’”

Clear the decks

I’m not really doing NaNoWriMo except as a rebel as I’m revising Certainty of Dust ready for publication next year. I’m in the process of clearing the decks and getting it ready fora deep dive for a writing retreat run by the ever marvellous Meddwlcoed where previously I did a structural edit on it. IContinue reading “Clear the decks”

Why the silence?

Given that I know there are at least a few people that read my blog posts I thought I’d explain why there haven’t been any this year so far. There has been a major family illness and this has upset all the rhythms of life. I’m not sure when things will settle down (they certainlyContinue reading “Why the silence?”

Writing About Writing About Writing Review 23

And so the return of Writing About Writing About Writing and a new review. In the previous post I explained that one of the types of writitng books I have on the shelf is ‘Exercise and Prompt’ books. I also promised: “I’m going to be using those exercise and prompt books to practise and comeContinue reading “Writing About Writing About Writing Review 23”