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Weekend hijinks
Day 32. 90 pages, 40,154 words. I had a write night last night – I wrote my weekend’s blog posts in my spare moments – but didn’t get much down. I’m going to flatline for the weekend, in terms of … Continue reading
Well, looks like an Umbridge
Day 31. 88 pages, 39,492 words. Good denizens of the Hatstand, allow me to introduce Australia’s new Prime Minister-designate. Unfortunately, it looks like this bloke is far more of an Umbridge than a nice harmless lunatic. More a Pence than … Continue reading
The sleepless crazies
Day 29. 83 pages, 37,711 words. I’ve been getting up early the past … three mornings to get a bit of writing done before I have to drive Toop to daycare and myself to work. It’s actually been pretty good … Continue reading
Last Leg
Day 21. 60 pages, 27,338 words. So what’s happened lately? Well, Boris Johnson compared women in burqas to bank robbers and letterboxes. And Rowan Atkinson, just to jump on the bandwagon of cherished British comedians and personalities I’m mildly let … Continue reading
Housekeeping
Day 20. 52 pages, 23,054 words. After a fun but very busy weekend, it’s almost relaxing to be back at work. The whole gang’s back from summer holidays and starting to ramp up. Not a lot to report though. The … Continue reading
Sunday
Day 19. 49 pages, 22,067 words. Pre-writing, but I understand we’re going to a cousin-in-law’s and a second-cousin-in-law’s combined birthday party today, so that’ll be nice. Hope it’s not too hot to make eating cake a struggle. Follow-up: Humid, raining, … Continue reading
