It seems almost unbelievable to think that this time last year, I was sitting here in stunned disbelief that I’d managed to complete the writing challenge I’ve been taking part every November for at least a decade. It was the first time I ever managed to get over the finish line, and I swore it … Continue reading Multilingual Writing Challenge, off the rails
I seem to start all of my blog posts the same way nowadays: with an exclamation at how quickly time seems to be moving. But it’s demonstrably true, we’re hurtling towards the end of the year at breakneck speed. I feel like it was just yesterday I was sitting down to outline my posts for … Continue reading The Multilingual Writing Challenge 2024
I'm a little early this year, but as I've got plans for upcoming blog posts that are a little time-sensitive, I decided I might as well dive into this now. At the beginning of the year, I set myself some very loose 'goals', based on the ones I've had for the past few years. Nothing … Continue reading Tracking progress
I’d like to talk about something today that I’ve not really gone into for a while. Now, maybe it’s just me, but I still have a lot of guilt attached to watching television - maybe it’s because I sometimes struggle to focus on just one thing, or maybe because it’s always been perceived as a … Continue reading Down the anime rabbit hole: Neon Genesis Evangelion
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
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 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!
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