by Lauren Carter | Dec 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
As 2021 comes to a close, I’ve been seeing a lot of year-end round-ups on my social media feeds. You know the type: “here are all the great things that I did this year.” I don’t know if it’s the return to pandemic lockdown or the frigid...
by Lauren Carter | Apr 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve been using my phone timer a lot lately. Twenty minutes to load the dishwasher. Twenty minutes to work on editing my printed out manuscript. Twenty minutes to walk the cat around the yard. Twenty minutes to learn some French. Answer e-mails. Go on Twitter. Repeat....
by Lauren Carter | Apr 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com J. read through the latest draft of my new novel last week. He gave me a lot of notes. My favourite scrawl in the margin: “next couple of chapters don’t feel right – WTF feeling – not in a good way.” This note is my favourite because...
by Lauren Carter | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Early this week, I finished the latest draft of a new novel. When I reached the end, after days and days (and days) of slow, plodding progress, I felt surprised. It was like thinking you’ve got a couple of hours left to drive then spotting the sign marking the...
by Lauren Carter | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yesterday morning, my cat climbed a tree. He’s an indoor cat who has regular guided outdoor adventures, and he’s developed a deep love of tree-climbing. This tree, however, was one he had never climbed before so, of course, he got stuck. There I stood, in my pyjama...
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