Category: Miscellaneous
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A Ramble About Writing
I feel like I’m failing at the one thing I want to do. I wrote the Edith book. I did that. I worked on it for nearly 3 years and I got there. I even submitted it to some agencies. And got rejections. Rejection sucks. However, once I had exhausted the agencies that aren’t specific…
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Crawleys on the Big Screen: The Downton Abbey Film
(MAJOR SPOILERS!) The first time I watched this film I described it as ‘the most endearing pile of chaos I’ve ever watched’. In a sense, I still feel that way. It has an implausibility to it that I can’t shake. Perhaps it’s only endearing if you are a fan of the series and come to…
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Li’l’ Tolkien Post
Not the best photo but, a very beautiful Lily Collins as Edith Tolkien (nee Bratt) in Tolkien (2019). Edith Mary Bratt (b. 21st January 1889) married John Ronald Reuel Tolkien on March 22nd 1916. They had four children together: John, Michael, Christopher, and Priscilla. Edith was a talented pianist, which is something I wish I…
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Memoir Musings
I wrote over 1000 words today (Friday, I need to stop writing this after midnight). I’m currently writing up the trial and I’ve reached day two of six. It is painstakingly detailed but I am trying to only include the most relevant bits. I’ve decided that every other day I’m going to share extracts from…
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Memoir Musings and Writerly Worries: Trying to Finish a Book in 8 Weeks
(As in, finish in 8 weeks, not write the whole thing). Today (yesterday, it’s 3am) I wrote zero words. I also did zero reading. This is how most of my days have been going recently. However, I did have a conversation with my local writing buddy about just how hard you need to work when…
The Hopeful Edwardian 