Thanks Rose, that’s what I’m hoping! Good luck with your writing too.

Hi Rose,

Forgive the late comment, but I thought of your post this morning as I finished a first draft. It’s come in at just over 68,000 words: a bit more of a satsuma than I’d hoped. I can’t tell at the moment whether the low word-count is because the plot’s a bit under-developed or if I’ve rushed to tell myself the story. Or both.

Anyway, I just…

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Hello everyone

Right, I’ve lurked on here for long enough! I’ve written endless drafts of something that’s too close to me, which means I’ve got in my own way and stopped myself getting any feedback on it… for years. Pure fear.

Now I’m trying an approach that gives me a bit more distance from the subject. My goal is to get this new beast to the…

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