Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at an ALCS on How to Make Money From Your Writing. The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society is an organisation set up to make sure writers get paid for their work – I feel a little silly that I haven’t joined yet, that is definitely on my […]
Monthly Archives: November 2019
I’m always a sucker for merch, so when I noticed that the Literary Gift Company was selling personalised character mugs I decided to treat myself to a Dark Dates one for (early) Christmas. I could, I suppose, have got a mug asking what Cass would do, but since that’s basically eat cake, drink and stress – i.e. what I would do […]
Since the John Lewis advert came out today, I guess the resistance to Christmas is officially over. I’ll hold out on starting the Christmas movies for a wee while – I ban myself from watching them any other time except December, but once Dec 1 hits all bets are off, and there isn’t a Hallmark, […]
“Be a disciplined half-ass” I don’t have a life motto, but if I did, this quote from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book on creativity Big Magic might be a good candidate. At first, it seems an odd thing to lay claim to. Surely, in the words of that other sage, Ron Swanson, we should avoid being a half-ass at […]
Yesterday I was in Waterstones meeting up with a Scottish book blogger I have been following for a while. I’m always slightly nervous meeting bloggers – what if they don’t like me?! – even though on the rare occasions I have done so, they have all been a delight. And, of course, the same happened here: we […]
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