You know, it feels like it’s been a really long time since I’ve spoken to you all like this - it’s always the way, from about July onwards it feels like the year is a race towards the finishing line, and then January seems to stretch out into eternity. But here we are! We made … Continue reading The joy of reading: Welsh edition
Well! I’ve written and rewritten this opening paragraph about six times now, the vibe was off every single time - usually in these posts, I check my progress against the goals I set myself this time last year. I say ‘goals’, but they’re more sort of general guidelines; I don’t like to be too strict … Continue reading An uncharacteristically positive start
I've been doing Polyglot NaNoWriMo now for more years than I'd care to remember. Every year, I tell myself it'll be different - it won't matter if I miss a few days here and there, I'll be able to catch up; maybe I only need to do half of it, that's better than nothing; I … Continue reading A Polyglot NaNoWriMo success story
It’s been looming over the horizon like a literary zeppelin for quite some time now, but now I can officially say… Polyglot NaNoWriMo 2023 has begun! I’ve spent the past week or so getting acquainted with my characters and writing a short skeleton draft (which is really more of a timeline of events), to prepare … Continue reading Polyglot NaNoWriMo: Tokyo Drift
Well then! Here we are, it's spooky season, it's finally arrived! Time to dust off your DVD copies of Hocus Pocus and start intravenously ingesting pumpkin spice lattes by the gallon. It can't just be me, surely? If you've missed my last two posts, then check out my post from August which explains in more … Continue reading Polyglot NaNoWriMo Preparation, part 3
Well hello there! Come on in, it's cold out there. Well, it's not really, but this whole thing works better if you imagine you're standing in a snowstorm and I'm in here with a blazing log fire and a mug of cocoa with marshmallows for you. Imagined it? Good. It's that time of the month … Continue reading Polyglot NaNoWriMo Preparation, part 2
Well hello there! As you may be aware, every November I run a little thing called Polyglot NaNoWriMo. This basically boils down to a creative writing exercise, where we try to write 200 words per day of a short story (or really anything) in a language that is not your mother tongue. The idea is … Continue reading Polyglot NaNoWriMo Preparation, part 1
I can’t quite believe it’s already July. We’re officially half-way through 2023, and I thought I’d take this opportunity to look back at what I’ve done over the past six months, and reflect on progress against the very loose goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year - they’re mostly the same … Continue reading A mid-year check-in!
Hello everyone! Just a quick note to say, as it's my birthday month and I posted twice last month, I'm giving myself the month off. So there'll be no regular blog post this month. But fret not, dear friends, Romans and countrymen! As hard as it is (mostly for me) to believe, I'm actually about … Continue reading Gone fishin’
Well, another year, another Eurovision Song Contest. As usual, I spent the evening with some friends, playing a drinking game of our own devising along with some homemade bingo cards (see below), so I've got to be honest, the night is a little bit of a blur. But as usual, I've picked ten favourites from … Continue reading Eurovision Song Contest 2023: United By Music
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