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I’ve been ill, I’ve been busy, and work is taking it out of me. So, my writing has taken a back seat. I have 3 weeks off soon so I am going to get back into it then. Being nice to myself but also recognising I need to keep going.
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Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? Desperate for love but really f***ing annoying.
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What is the last thing you learned? The translation of the opening lyrics to circle of life literally means ‘Look! There’s a lion’ Apparently it can be considered more ‘behold, here comes the king’ But I learned that doom scrolling the Internet this morning.
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What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. Ummm..so everyone knows there is a recruitment and retention issue in the education sector. If being a teacher was so cushy, wouldn’t everyone want to do it? When I first trained to be a teacher, I swore I wouldn’t go down this rabbit hole, but…
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You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Bad day at work, this is how I feel…
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So I’m writing a scene, tapping away at my computer, and something doesn’t feel right. I can’t put my finger on it, but the tone of my descriptions, the dialogue, felt off. So, I put my laptop down, made a cup of tea, ran a bath, and started a book by one of my favourite…
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What are three objects you couldn’t live without? My phone – it’s true. I need it. Ignoring social media and communication, I need it to pay for things and to get into the secure accounts at work. Blasted 2 factor authentication. My car – i live in a small town in the countryside, public transport…
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On a rainy Sunday, the day after Valentine’s Day, the boyfriend and I decided to go out for breakfast (we had done nothing for Valentine’s day mind you). After breakfast we went for a stroll down the high street and into a charity shop. I always head straight to the mass of old paperbacks and…
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As I try my hand at writing fiction, I sit scratching my head at how I’m going to actually write. I can envisage a scene, as though I am the character. I can see what they see, hear what they I hear, smell what they smell. I now need to work out how to emulate…
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What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Becoming someone’s line manager at work. For years, I was only responsible for myself at work. If something went wrong, I went to speak to my manager about it. Now, as a line manager of a small team I have to deal with everything. My team…
