Tag Archives: procrastination

What stops you writing? A tale of two weeks….

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Fourteen days ago I was packing up my laptop, articles and library books ready to make the journey home after five days of writing. Well, I had lunch with a mate and went to the cinema to see Life of Pi with … Continue reading →

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I don’t know what it is but I’ve lost it…the evaporation of the blogging mojo

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Over recent months visits to my blog have doubled, but the number of posts I have written has halved. What could the explanation be? It is easy actually, to know why this has happened. I am not sure how to see my … Continue reading →

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Do I have to change my personality to market my book?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

Dandelions and Bad Hair Days will be published in the early autumn of this year. That is great news and I am looking forward to seeing it in print and using it to raise awareness of mental health issues and … Continue reading →

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When procrastination pays off: Finding ‘Five Ways to Kill A Man’ by Edwin Brock

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

A quiet Sunday afternoon. Lots of work to do; the house is a mess. I have just looked down at my hands and see the results of a morning in the garden – broken and dirty fingernails and a splinter … Continue reading →

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Crikey I’ve got a website! Taking control of my freelance life…

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

I have recently received some sage advice about how I must run my freelance business. I need structure, routine and a business plan. I need to market my work efficiently online, keep accurate financial records and get out ‘there’. My ad hoc … Continue reading →

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Fighting the fear of failure; or ‘stop titting about…….’

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

I have been a little quiet on this blog of late. I think a combination of life ‘stuff’ has meant my concentration levels are low, inspiration hard to find and that dreaded monster self-doubt whispers in my ear ‘you have … Continue reading →

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In which I avoid a difficult subject with a poem about snow

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

I have mentioned before that I attend a Royal Literary Fund ‘Reading Matters’ group every week. It is a wonderful idea; led by fabulous poet Julia Copus we listen to her read a short story and a poem each week, … Continue reading →

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Advice to writers? John Keats on dealing with distractions

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

There are very few writers who do not, on occasion, have an attack of ‘the vapours’ – defined by the Oxford Dictionary as ‘ a sudden feeling of faintness, nervousness or a state of depression’. It is a  general feeling … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: The second half – retire hurt, change tactics or keep the faith?

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

This is my second blog post about my November NaNoWriMo experience Half way through November. Fifteen days gone and I am still plugging away at my NaNoWriMo novel. I am afraid I am behind schedule, and will have to write … Continue reading →

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Bejeweled Blitz, Solitaire, Farmville…..The social network guide to procrastination

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

This is something of an impulse post. I have had an epiphany. By the side of my bed is a book I am thoroughly enjoying (The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester). On the Freeview box is a recording of … Continue reading →

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