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Michael Stipe was right

March 26, 2020
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/ By Vicky Fraser

Michael Stipe was right, eh?Oof. What a few days, eh?It's the end of the world as we know it.And I'm not being a doomy tin-foil hat person; the world as we know it has ended. Things are different.

What you’re feeling is normal

March 24, 2020
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/ By Vicky Fraser

The UK is now in lockdown, which is... weird.The UK is now in lockdown, which is... weird.Very weird.Joe and I have been locked down anyway really; only going out to buy food and whatnot. But it feels

Information water-cannon overload

March 20, 2020
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/ By Harriet Randall

Does going online feel a bit like you're being water-cannoned with well-intentioned but overwhelming information?I don't know about you, but every time I go online I'm bombarded by experts everywhere

? The lowdown on lockdown ?️

March 18, 2020
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/ By Vicky Fraser

This was gonna be my top 3 tips for working from home if you're not used to it.Then Joe asked me to get him a chocolate orange from the kitchen and I had to add another tip (you'll have to watch this

That escalated fast…

March 17, 2020
/ Author Blog Creativity Habits Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills
/ By Vicky Fraser

Well, that escalated fast.Honestly, I've been thinking and mulling over and wondering what to write (and resisting the urge to make terrible jokes because too soon?).So today I'm going to share what

Small boy with ice cream all over his face

How Gluttony Could Derail Your Book

March 2, 2020
/ Author Blog Creativity Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Image credit: Ross SokolovskiWatch the video here: Listen to the podcast here:Gluttonous writing makes miserable reading...It was a little like something from a horror movie: in the silence among

How I stopped drinking alcohol

March 1, 2020
/ Author Blog Creativity Habits Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills
/ By Vicky Fraser

Tuesday Boozeday!Thursday: almost the weekend so let's have a glass of wine!Friday night: pizza and beer!Saturday night: spurious excuse to celebrate something = prosecco!Sunday evening: dinner and wine

The future is a myth

February 27, 2020
/ Author Blog Creativity Habits Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills
/ By Vicky Fraser

"I'd love to start in May. But I've got so much on. Realistically, I'll be able to start in January 2021."Wait, what?This was a conversation I had a while ago with a lovely guy who wants to write a book.He's

Proud of Yourself? The 7 Deadly Sins of Writing a Book

February 25, 2020
/ Author Blog Creativity Habits Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills
/ By Vicky Fraser

Listen to the podcast here: Why pride is a sin and a virtue…We’re told to be humble, to be quiet, to sit down and shut up. Everything we learn from the day we’re born urges us to be smaller, not

Commit no nuisance

February 20, 2020
/ Author Blog Creativity Habits Mindset Preparing To Write
/ By Vicky Fraser

On Facebook the other day, my sister-in-law posted a picture that made me snort with laughter.It's a splendid example of English scolding: "commit no nuisance".But it got me thinking about how things

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