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I Think I’m Suffering From Time Travel Whiplash
I think I might be suffering from time travel whiplash. A couple of days ago, I spent most of an afternoon editing a podcast I had recorded at the El…
6 hours ago
I’m Excited to Be Writing Again
October has finally arrived, and I’ve been looking forward to it for quite some time.
I deliberately cleared as much as possible from my calendar. No …
5 days, 22 hours ago
You Don't Have to Finish Everything You Start
At the beginning of this year, I decided I was going to read 100 books.
It seemed perfectly reasonable at the time. I’d read even more than that in pr…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
How to deal with a disturbance in the Force
I knew exactly what I wanted to work on this week. I was going to continue rewriting my fantasy novel. I had made some good progress on the worldbuil…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
What Season of Life Are You In?
One of the unexpected gifts of this past week didn’t happen while writing my novel or recording a podcast. It happened while walking through the wood…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Back in Medieval Ireland
Home again
Every weekday morning this week, I’ve found myself back in early medieval Ireland.
The morning mist still hangs over the valley as monks mak…
1 month ago
The Version of Me That Doesn't Exist
A decluttering expert said something this week that I haven't been able to get out of my head.We often buy things not for the person we are today, bu…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Story Underneath the Story
This week I finally began preparing the rewrite of my novel. Over the past year I’ve recorded hundreds of voice notes whenever an idea appeared, whil…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Eclipse That Measured My Life
When a partial solar eclipse became visible across Europe this week, I grabbed the most sophisticated piece of scientific equipment I own.
A kitchen c…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
I Didn't Expect to Fall in Love Again
On Sunday afternoon at the Castlefest fantasy festival, I made a last-minute decision.
I’d already spent the previous day interviewing authors for my …
2 months ago