So. Authorial life after submitting…theoretically I was planning to submit to 5-6 agents, then as the blogs advised move on and go and immerse myself in a new project (I figured having a baby would do it) to avoid nail biting and constant email checking. The reality: well I haven’t had the baby yet, notContinue reading “Beyond submitting”
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Submitting!
Oh my goodness, well hasn’t it been a while since my last post 👀 well here’s why: I have finally, finally started submitting my actual book to actual agents. On the one hand, massive yay! On the other, it was the first time I actually started to hate any part of the writing process. IContinue reading “Submitting!”
On Mumming
I’m posting a bit about the three strands of my life – Countrying, Mumming, and Writing – that I’m trying to weave into one glorious plait of happiness. Today: Mumming How on earth can I summarise the journey from laid-back, loved-up twenty-something pootling around London to obsessive thirty-eight year old, Mumming in the country? ThingsContinue reading “On Mumming”
On the fickleness of tech
6:28am Am sitting in my bed, glaring at my laptop, which looks like this: Please excuse the flash, I’m also sitting in the dark to avoid waking Husband. It was so sleek and fast when Husband first set us up together. I could actually type, on a real keyboard, instead of tapping away on myContinue reading “On the fickleness of tech”
On writing success, sickness, and the absence of lambs…
Had a good mini-streak of writing/editing again late last week, which was so reassuring! Was starting to worry after the Partying Frenzy of Easter and C2’s birthday whether I’d lost all my writing drive and if Writerly Self had finally been vanquished by Pregnant Self, etc. Happily, not so. Once we emerged from Partying FrenzyContinue reading “On writing success, sickness, and the absence of lambs…”
Sometimes you have to actually just write stuff
9:53pm Finally had a proper chunk of editing. Am now at just over 50% of betas comments processed and applied where necessary yay! Wish I had the energy to feel more triumphant about it…it’s a Thing, definitely Yay-worthy, but I’m So. Tired. Definitely could have just gone to sleep an hour earlier instead. But sometimesContinue reading “Sometimes you have to actually just write stuff”
On Countrying
I’m going to post a bit about the three strands of my life – Countrying, Mumming, and Writing – that I’m trying to weave into one glorious plait of happiness. Today: Countrying. I’m from London (for those of you who are Londoners and therefore care about such distinctions, I’m from North London). Husband and IContinue reading “On Countrying”
Foxy Strikes Again
9pm My head has been consumed by parties these last 5 days, which predictably has meant no writing. Am considering changing the name of this blog to Country Mum Doesn’t Write. For those not familiar what “party” means to a parent of smalls: A daytime event involving a carefully timed or continuous supply of snacks,Continue reading “Foxy Strikes Again”
On bedtimes and betas
8pm Pregnant Self and Writer Self triumphed over Mum Self this eve. I was there. I showed up. I did bedtimes for C3-4, and was with C2 ready for all the cuddles and made up story (they have a very warped idea of Robin Hood. It’s evolved over the years, Robin and Marion have wingsContinue reading “On bedtimes and betas”
Lunch time nearly-writing
06/04/23 1pm Animal status: Feline #1 groomed, hens 1-8 relocated to the fully enclosed run after a near miss with the fox (so grateful for the vigilance of Child #1! She spotted Foxy out the corner of her eye while reading in her room yesterday bedtime and dashed out just in time to leap theContinue reading “Lunch time nearly-writing”
Country Mum Writes 