A WRITING ROUTINE FOR A WRITING MAMA
As a writer and freelancer in the literary world, I am very fortunate to be able to set my own hours, though this is not without...
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cmjproy
- Apr 27
- 6 min
Writing for Mental Health
Did you know that writing can help to improve your mental health? It’s true. In this blog post, I am going to tell you a bit about...
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cmjproy
- Apr 12
- 7 min
Write a novel in ten steps
Do you want to write a novel? Get it done in ten steps! It’s the Easter break, and once more I am juggling the kids and work, though I am...
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cmjproy
- Mar 31
- 6 min
You should join a writing group!
I love my writing groups. Joining a writing group is arguably the single best step I have taken in my writing career. There are so many...
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cmjproy
- Mar 15
- 7 min
Too many writing projects? Declutter with me
My writing project folder is fit to burst and I am struggling to settle into one. It's time for a declutter. I'm going to take you...
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cmjproy
- Mar 2
- 6 min
THE WRITER’S LIFE: EXPECTATIONS vs REALITY
Since becoming a published author, I have often been asked if that had always been my life plan. The answer is both yes and no! I have...
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cmjproy
- Feb 22
- 5 min
The frustrations and joys of the Writing Mama
Should I label myself as a “writing mother”? Is it a real category? Does being a mother affect my writing? Does it matter in my writing...
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cmjproy
- Feb 1
- 7 min
STAY MOTIVATED AS A WRITER
Hello fellow writer! Whether you write regularly or not, are published or not, if you have the writing bug, you’re a writer. However, as...
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cmjproy
- Jan 19
- 5 min
New Year, Old Me: Ditching the resolutions
How reviewing my past successes allows me to get the year off to a flying start - for my health and in my writing The week started with...
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cmjproy
- Jan 5
- 4 min
All the Christmases
I love Christmas. I find the autumn to winter celebrations in the northern hemisphere fascinating. We move from Halloween, the Día de los...
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cmjproy
- Dec 12, 2022
- 4 min
Celeb Children’s Authors?
Mmm. This article https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/11/children-authors-kids-non-celebrity-book-christmas is certainly worth a...
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cmjproy
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Making time to write
August was wonderful. Here in Edinburgh, we have multiple festivals taking place concurrently and the entire city is alive with people...
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cmjproy
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
Covid and Coriander
A year ago, I was poorly with Covid. I knew something was up as we had splashed out on a treat lunch for my eldest’s birthday that...
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cmjproy
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Scottish Book Trust Love
In Scotland, we have a fab charity that supports all things literary called the Scottish Book Trust. From Book Bug song sessions for...
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cmjproy
- Aug 4, 2022
- 3 min
Support Indies
Interesting comments from Louise Walters on Twitter. My tuppence is that while I have a lot of respect for the big 5 and their imprints...
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cmjproy
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
A stack of books
This is a pile of books that I have read & liked in the first half of 2022. These aren’t all the books I have read in this time - &...
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cmjproy
- Jun 13, 2022
- 4 min
Words for wellbeing
Before I start, I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist or counsellor and I am not going to attempt to create new definitions. I am writing...
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cmjproy
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Soundtrack
I made a playlist to accompany my debut novel The Broken Pane - songs that are mentioned or tie in to the story, like a soundtrack for a...
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cmjproy
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
Mental Health & Books
I have a lot to say this week - from a run down on last week’s launch for The Broken Pane in Waterstones & appearing at Aye Write,...
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