Nina Writes Again

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Note to self: Monster first. THEN brush teeth. Then write write write.

Lovely day of writing at the library with a friend today. Bizarre how much more I get done when I work next to her - you’d think it would be the other way around! I really ought to pay her to sit next to me when I work, lol. 👩‍💻📚 #amwriting #writingcommunity

It takes much longer to point out all inconsistencies and plot holes in #wutheringheights than it does to watch the film—and that is excluding infidelities to the novel, which I read so long ago I have forgotten it. The film is entertaining for all the wrong reasons. Like cellophane bed hangings.

My friend’s fantastic one-line review of #wutheringheights after we had laughed through the whole film: “well, that was not Wuthering, and that was not Heights”. 🎬

Two deaths in 12h - a friend and a family member. Such a shock. No #novelwriting today. I think classic 1980s Spielberg films and a Georgette Heyer book is the best therapy. Distracting, but not distressing. Might name two characters after the gents who have passed away, though. #requiescatinpace

The plan for January was to finish writing my first novel. The plan for February was to edit it. But all I’ve done so far this year is more research, a lot of fact checking and making sure the timeline works (it does — phew!) #writingprocess #writerlife

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Working on cutting 1,600 words from an extract… just 115 to go, provided I don’t get inspired again and start adding more!

Sophie Kinsella, author whose Shopaholic ‘chick lit’ novels caught the mood of the 2000s Whereas previous chick lit had been about sex and shopping, she more or less dispensed with the sex to invent the ‘credit-card caper’

RIP Sophie Kinsella. Thank you for all the lovely hours I got to spend reading your wonderful books.

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Listening to your audio notes as part of #preptober and getting increasingly annoyed with your bad ideas and how you are now wasting your own time for the second time around… #novnov

Novel November: A 30 Day Writing Challenge Join the only writing challenge that takes you from blank page to first draft in just one month with the help of bestselling authors.

Anyone else doing Novel November or any other alternative to NaNoWriMo next month? 👩‍💻📚

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When you’re ill for the 6th day running but then you find #hamishmacbeth on BBC iPlayer and all is right with the world.

New Substack post:
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#ammonitepavement #lymeregis #fossilhunting #prehistory

I actually spent the morning polishing my great grandfather's pince-nez. He was a shoemaker. They fit me perfectly and are great for close work.

So true. My mum was the culture carrier in our family. When she passed, my sibling kept only a few things. I shipped so much over to the UK, despite not having kids. My home is full, but I'm surrounded by my ancestors' things. And one day, my nieces' children will want to know about their heritage.

The statue of Mary Anning and her dog Tray in Lyme Regis

New Substack post - but a much lighter topic this time: a day trip to Lyme Regis in Dorset. Austen, Anning and Ammonites. But sadly I didn’t spot Captain Wentworth on the Cobb this time, either. 😜
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New #substack post.
My first, actually.

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Nina Writes Again | Substack Freelance writer based in Devon, currently working on an exposé I hope I will be brave enough to post. Also working on a genre-defying novel trilogy. Socials: @ninawritesagain. Click to read Nina Writ...

If you are interested in reading and sharing longer format writing, I have just set up a #Substack and am working on a few pieces, the first of which will be posted in a few days. Let's connect! 👩‍💻 #NinaWritesAgain ninawritesagain.substack.com?r=5z9g1a&utm...

Thank you! I’m just doing the #wordnerd version of it, lol.

Another adult amateur author’s attempts at apt, acute, appropriate and adequate alliteration. (Assisting AIs are absolutely anathema.) Alliterations are actually always an astonishingly amusing art. Adversarial attitudes are not accepted. Aloha and adieu! #AlphabetChallenge #writingcommunity

Btw I finally figured out what to call a post on BlueSky: If a Twitter post is a tweet, then surely a BlueSky post is a bleat! 🐑😜
#wordnerd #infalliblelogic #wearenotsheeplethough

‘We need to reclaim these words’: Inside England’s first romance-only bookshop catering to record levels of popularity Saucy Books in London has become the go-to destination for romance readers – but fans say misogyny is stopping the genre getting the recognition it deserves

“I think there’s an inherent misogyny around it. A lot of the time, the sorts of things that women like across arts and culture tends to get discounted.”

#romantasy #femalegaze #amreading #saucybooks

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Went to the beach to finish a chapter - done. Then entered a flow state where 2,200 words just happened. Unfortunately 3 hours also happened. And now I’m done. Well done, that is.

Note to self: From now on the sunscreen lives next to the the iPad.

#amwriting #writinglife #summerhacks

ChatGPT down globally. Guessing Gemini and Copilot are busy today.

SWCP hike: Torquay to Teignmouth A hike along the South West Coast Path from Torquay to Teignmouth – sunny, strenuous and spectacular!

New blog post - it is a form of writing, right? It counts.

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Bitterly cold polar winds today, but oh my god, the air quality!! If you’re in the UK, get yourself outdoors and breathe it in - if smells like childhood. Even London has amazing air quality today: www.iqair.com/gb/uk/englan...

Oh the joys of finally recovering from the flu only to be forced to work with colleagues who insist on coming to work while still contagious… 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I’m going abroad in a week, can’t risk getting ill again now!

Finally went back to work despite still not being completely well - only to discover that my colleague had called in sick with the same lurgy I had. Instead of an easy return to work, I ended up doing twice as much as normal. Exhausted now. Next time I’m not going back until I’m in rude health!

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Wishing you all a wonderful 2025!
(Who else is watching the #blitzchampionship even though they don’t speak chess at all?)

My friend just lost access to her #goodreads account; a particularly horrific and cruel twist of fate. Have now spent 2h backing up all my books and reviews as html pages - with 15 folders full of the 1488 cover photos. Thank goodness for Dropbox!

Meanwhile, I’m still stuck at home, too unwell to do anything remotely sensible. Basically, today will be deemed a success if I can find the energy to do a load of laundry.