writing
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NaNoWrimo 2024 – Hopes, Expectations and Trying To Write Another Novel!
Hello! As we have moved quite swiftly from Summer into Autumn (even though it sometimes feels like winter!), the approach of November means two things for me – my wedding anniversary and NaNoWriMo! If you’re not familiar, NaNoWriMo stands for… Continue reading
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10 Years of Sophie Counts Clouds!
Hello! As per everything at the moment, I’m a little bit late to this, but September 2024 marks 10 whole years since I started this little blog! It all came about because I was looking to study journalism at university… Continue reading
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prepping for NaNoWriMo 2023
Hello! With the National Novel Writing Month event being in November, perhaps the end of September feels like an odd time to be writing about it but as the website has opened up for people to submit their 2023 projects… Continue reading
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I won NaNoWriMo!
Hello! My first attempt at the NaNoWriMo writing challenge (National Novel Writing Month – 50,000 words in the 30 days of November) was in 2011 – it was for a novel idea which I’d called ‘On The Flipside’ (which I… Continue reading
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I have nothing to write about
Hello, Don’t get me wrong, I really love my little blog – I haven’t committed to anything for this long probably ever, maybe the dance classes my parents paid for before I went to uni. But the inspiration is low,… Continue reading
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why I took a month off / 2022 plans
Hello! It’s been a while! My last post was December 5th – not even a month ago – but it’s the longest I’ve gone without posting in what feels like a very long time! I’d love to give a long… Continue reading
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prepping for NaNoWriMo
Hello! As, somehow, October slips further and further away from us, the creative writing community becomes acutely more aware that NaNoWriMo is creeping closer. NaNoWriMo is the thirty day writing challenge where the only goal is to write 50,000 words… Continue reading
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we’re all stories in the end
Hello! Today, I actually went into work and spent the day working with my colleagues. It was the first ‘normal’ work day I’ve ever had in this job, having worked from home since my first day in January. It’s about… Continue reading
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how I wrote 30,000 words while working full time
Hello! When I was in it, it didn’t feel like January was that busy but looking back? I started a new full time job, I did really well with my January Goals, I read 4 books and I even made… Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo 2020… how’d it go?
Hello! I feel like I’ve been talking about NaNoWriMo all year – with doing writing challenges every other month to ‘train’ for the 50,000 word challenge in November. But it didn’t go quite as expected… My intention was to write… Continue reading
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