Does anyone else feel like they have begun the new year in a fog? I didn’t know if it was the threat of the new and unknown variant of Covid, the chill of winter, or the ongoing longing for my writing to get out there into the world, but I have just felt a bitContinueContinue reading “February News”
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What’s the worst that can happen? (Getting over my fear of public speaking!)
I’ve dreaded public speaking since I was a child, but reading Quiet by Susan Cain gave me the revelation that sometimes it is worth more to actually just get over yourself and talk about what is on your heart. And for me, it is weighing up these two things – what do I have toContinueContinue reading “What’s the worst that can happen? (Getting over my fear of public speaking!)”
Letting Go
Sending my novel out to agents feels a curious thing. I have finished at last. I breathe a sigh of relief. I am proud of what I have achieved. But I also find myself stepping back from it. It is its own thing, launched into the inboxes of strangers. I can’t imagine how is perceivedContinueContinue reading “Letting Go”
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