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Memoir Musings: End of the Month Deadline
I gave myself a deadline of the end of March for completing a draft of the book. I fluctuate between thinking I’ve got no chance and thinking I’ll manage it. I wrote about 1000 words today though and made some actual progress. From Bella Donna by Robert Hichens: ‘suddenly he would become aware of the…
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International Women’s Day!!
Happy International Women’s Day to all! Here’s a big post to (I hope) celebrate and champion women. First, here are some of my favourite women (real and fictional). My followers may notice that Edith isn’t on this list. The sole reason for that is that I wanted to champion some different women today. Edith will…
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February Books
The shortest month of the year is over (I started writing this at the beginning of March) and I have only read two books. In my defence, if the month had been a couple of days longer I hopefully would maybe have read three because I almost got to the end of one. I’m also…
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Life Update
I do not feel good about my current life situation. Actually I feel pretty shit about it. The current situation is that I am 23, unemployed and living with my parents. Not the life I had envisioned for myself. Actually I think it’s a pretty good sign that somewhere along the line I have messed…
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Writerley Worries: New Year… Same Me
Hey everyone (all approximately 10 of you), Happy 2023! Can’t believe we’re 20 days in already. It is no real surprise that my daily vlogging on my book didn’t last very long. It was going okay and then Christmas, full of people and food, happened. I spent time with several good people and ate a…
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2022 Review
Obligatory end of year post (coming tomorrow, Books I Read in 2022). It’s been a ride. I lost a friend when they moved away, but I’ve made several new ones. Started out the year by beginning my dissertation, submitted it in May, graduated in July and then kind of ground to a halt. Spent the…
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Memoir Musings: I’ve had a Good Day
Not necessarily in word terms, less than 500 so far, but I recieved some brilliant feedback on the piece I sent to my author friend, and having been reassurred that it is not insensitve and disrespectful, I’ve decided to share it here. It concerns the trial, and an interruption. Trial Freddy is called to the…
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Writerly Worries
I didn’t blog yesterday because, frankly, I had nothing to say and very little to report. I didn’t do nearly as well yesterday at chronicling the trial, but still managed to reach day 3 of 6. I’m far behind schedule but yesterday I did complete a task I’ve been putting off for weeks, so that’s…
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Update: I still don’t have a job, but I’m writing a book
What it says in the title: I’m still jobless, but these past couple of months I’ve really been focusing on writing my book. It’s, of course, about Edith, and I aim to have finished a draft by the end of January because I’ve got a couple of people waiting to read it. Not publishers or…
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Hi…
6th January 2022 I spend a lot of time with dead people… I spend most of my time seeing the world through 20th-century glasses, with the occasional dip into the Victorian or earlier eras if the opportunity or inspiration arises. I ‘specialise’ in three particular events that took place in the first 23 years of…
The Hopeful Edwardian 