And…we’re back. It’s been a while. Trouble with not writing is, of course, it gets harder to write the longer you don’t write. Vicious circle, and all that. But a year ago today, I started writing seriously again – a.k.a. blog phase 2. And of all the days I needed to kick start myself into …
Author archives: alison
I am not safe in second-hand bookshops
I’m sure it comes as no surprise. I just realised it again today when I went to my favourite local second-hand book shop. Books donated: 2. Books bought: 8. Hmm. While I can tell myself that three of them were for a friend who is looking for children’s books about Scottish history (score! had seen …
Replying, not writing
Hello. I thought I’d make sure it didn’t drift to a month since last writing. School summer holidays can do that to you, you know. Because I have been writing – but other stuff. The ecourse turned out to be brilliant – lots of food for thought, and some writing tasks within that. There’s been …
Writing in the wee sma’s
Rather too much of my writing is happening after midnight at the moment. But as I’m not getting a lot of time to write in general, better now than not. Equally, better something productive and hopefully sleep inducing. I’m not planning to write put myself to sleep – or you, gentle reader, for that matter …
Some days, I’m just packed
Down day. Family are off on separate excursions. I’m home, resting. That’s the plan. Except. It’s harder to rest. I’m not at home, so it should be easier – fewer ‘to dos’ that I can find. But I find some anyway – packing for going home (two and a bit days still here!), washing, catching …