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It was beautiful to take my writing campaign to the @magdalenarms and film the gorgeous interior with all its vintage touches. I found myself reminiscing about a failed relationship and the one thing that got me through the grief - writing! . #writinghabits #writingpractice #writingcoaching #writeeverywhere #writingcoach #amwriting #writemore #writedaily #writingdaily #writingroutine #beawriter #writingvlog #writenomatterwhatPlaying around with the latest edit of my writing campaign #writenomatterwhat filmed at the gorgeous @magdalenarms This one will be out tomorrow. Head on over to my YouTube channel - link in bio - for today’s beauty. Filmed by the epic @liam_serious_ellis . #writingpractice #writingcoaching #writeeverywhere #writingcoach #writersofinstagram #writemore #writeeverydamnday #writeeveryday #writingdaily #writinghabits #writingroutine #beawriter #writingvlogWhat if you could write no matter what? In my new writing campaign I delve into writing practice head first with a beautiful typewriter from @charlie_foxtrot_vintage My insights today: Think of the moment you have called for something you have longed for. This is how writing calls for you. . #writingpractice #writingcoaching #writeeverywhere #writingcoach #writersofinstagram #writenomatterwhat #writemore #writeeveryday #writeeverydamnday #amwriting #nanowrimo #writingtips #writingadviceCategories
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Swimming in lakes
The waitress must have been sitting on a small stool behind the counter because when I left my table to find the toilet, I only saw her head between polished yellow cups, a napkin dispenser, the small hand-painted bowl with … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Memoir
Tagged Autobiography, Lake, Stanton St John, Swans, Swimming, Writer's block
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Not all those who wander are lost
‘Are you writing a novel?’ I turn to the table next to me where two young men are sitting – one in a grey suit, the other in a crumpled shirt, jacket slung over the back of his chair. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, History, Memoir
Tagged Autobiography, British Library, Fiction, History, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Sir Humphry Davy, Writing
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