The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
I have decided to take a break from blogging over Christmas. The reason for my sudden break announcement is partly Christmas related and partly because I have been blessed with a FAB new idea for a writing project. At a time of great stress in my personal life (husband made redundant a few weeks ago) […]
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Here’s Roxy’s latest diary entry. Roxy is a thirty something, single mother, looking for her Prince Charming. She has four kids (Matilda, 19, Harry, 12, Toby 10 & Hope 18 months), works in her mother’s coffee shop and has some wobbly bits on her hips and thighs, which no diet can get rid of. Last […]
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I have decided to record my 2018 NaNoWriMo journey in a blog post. November is National Novel Writing month (NaNoWriMo) and by signing up to the contest you agree to write 50,000 words in a month. So, here is what happened in a diary style format:
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Here’s Roxy’s latest diary entry. Roxy is a thirty something, single mother, looking for her Prince Charming. She has four kids (Matilda, 18, Harry, 12, Toby 10 & Hope 18 months), works in her mother’s coffee shop and has some wobbly bits on her hips and thighs, which no diet can get rid of. Last […]
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One of the hardest things to come to terms with when you start writing seriously is that… not all your stories will work out. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but some will be rubbish. Every writer, regardless of ability, I believe, has an imaginary ‘rubbish story’ quota to meet. We all, […]
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Here’s Roxy’s latest diary entry. Roxy is a thirty something, single mother, looking for her Prince Charming. She has four kids (Matilda, 18, Harry, 12, Toby 10 & Hope 18 months), works in her mother’s coffee shop and has some wobbly bits on her hips and thighs, which no diet can get rid of. Roxy […]
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There is a stage during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) where desperation strikes, 28k words in my experience. Words dry up, your plot sags, characters won’t follow casting direction and the mere thought of your story makes you want to go hide under the bed. During this dark stage, all your old ways of finding some […]
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Here’s Roxy’s latest diary entry. Roxy is a thirty something, single mother, looking for her Prince Charming. She has four kids (Matilda, 18, Harry, 12, Toby 10 & Hope 18 months), works in her mother’s coffee shop and has some wobbly bits on her hips and thighs, which no diet can get rid of. Last […]
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Writer friends are special human beings. As I am battling my way through NaNoWriMo and having to call on my writer friends for encouragement, I thought I would dedicate a post to writer friends everywhere. Here’s a list of similarities between writer friends and stars:
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Here’s Roxy’s latest diary entry. Roxy is a thirty something, single mother, looking for her Prince Charming. She has four kids (Matilda, 18, Harry, 12, Toby 10 & Hope 18 months), works in her mother’s coffee shop and has some wobbly bits on her hips and thighs, which no diet can get rid of. Roxy […]
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