Turning 40 – some reflections
I’m not particularly worried about getting older, but there’s something about the number 40 that doesn’t particularly appeal to […]
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Art
The Editor (and creative contributor) to Her Book
Just the other day I officially signed off The Forgotten and the Fantastical 2 with the printers. I am relieved.
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Limerence, long-term love and short stories
I’ve had this post in my head for a while, and although I’d hoped to publish it on Valentine’s Day,
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Light and dark and the idea of hope
The world seems like a very dark place at the moment. A short while ago, when I heard about the
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Grief, and why it’s useful to grieve
I’ve been thinking about grief a lot recently. When I begin to type ‘Marija Smits’ into my Google search bar
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Three year blogging anniversary and a giveaway
I began this blog 3 years ago and I’m proud to say that despite all the busyness of home and
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On our summer holiday, reading, writing and having an epiphany
As it seems to have been an age since I last blogged (though I’m still just about managing the once-a-month
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Overwhelm, publishing and our favourite children’s books
Things have been super-hectic here, what with the usual summer activities – Sports Day, the school play and the village
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Dear highly sensitive soul
Welcome to the June 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Talking to Yourself This post was written for inclusion in the
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First novel thoughts
I recently finished editing the manuscript of my first novel, which I started writing about 10 years ago. At this
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Crumbs. Or, the writer as lover…
Crumbs. Where to start? Really, I should have written this post about a month ago when I was in
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The Art of Faerie
Welcome to ‘The Forgotten and the Fantastical’ Carnival This post was written especially for inclusion in ‘The Forgotten and the