Guys, I did it! No, I didn’t get an agent, but I did finally finish my revised manuscript and on 1st June I emailed it back to Potentially Interested Agent (PIA). Huzzah, you may say (and I really wish you do, keep the word alive my friends. Our double-z words are scarce enough). On theContinue reading “When The End is not The End…”
Tag Archives: parenting
Stolen kisses, kids, and writerly fidelity
Well, last night 3B (Beautiful Baby Boy) slept 10:30-5:30, marking his (and my) first 7-hour stretch of sleep since he was born 7 months ago. 🥳 We are celebrating as a family by having builders in: Current animal count: 4 cats, 16 hens, 1 cockerel, 0 Shetland ponies. Kid status: #3, 4 and 5 asleep,Continue reading “Stolen kisses, kids, and writerly fidelity”
Birthing Books and Babies
So we are now the Proud Parents of Child #5! We planned to “freebirth” (birth with no assistance) this time, after doing so by accident last time and finding it so special and natural. We learned about All The Stuff to do in various emergencies, I stocked up on herbs and homeopathic remedies and HusbandContinue reading “Birthing Books and Babies”
Suspenseful times
I am ridiculously excited about my zoom call with Potentially Interested Agent (PIA). Which, if I manage not to let my electromagnetic Technofail aura nuke the proceedings, will take place in just under two hours (in 1 hour 47 minutes, but who’s counting?). Key Plan For Successful Call was finding a time and location inContinue reading “Suspenseful times”
On (not) going to bed
8pm Step 1: stay within earshot of “sleeping” Children 1-4 while polishing an agent submission in my own bed. This is technically resting. 9pm Step 2: check on Child #3 to see if the magic of “ok you can look at your sticker book as long as you STAY in bed” has worked for instantContinue reading “On (not) going to bed”
The submissions roller coaster
Gaaaaahhhhh. Ok, just had to get that off my chest. Let’s all move on. I can’t move on! I know sending stuff off to agents and hearing back from them is all just a Thing, and not on the scale of Life Events the way Child #3 nearly drowning is, for example (swimming out ofContinue reading “The submissions roller coaster”
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 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”
Country Mum Writes 