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Packing Light, Living Light
How a last-minute Lisbon trip—and a dose of Patti Smith—helped me rethink control, spontaneity, and the tyranny of “should”
Jun 17
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TikTok Is Ruining My Brain (So Why the Hell Am I Still Posting?)
I posted this on TikTok.
Jun 14
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The Books I Had to Burn: Why I Scrapped a Novel to Save My Writing Life
Between you and me, I had to lose the plot to find my way back
Jun 3
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What Is A Life Worth Writing?
Between you and me...
May 16
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"Where are you in the story?"
A personal story from the writing of Before I Go to Sleep
May 8
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The Leap
Sometimes, the hardest step is the one that takes you where you were always meant to be
May 8
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In Orton's Shadow
Cruel youth, and the lessons I missed the first time round
Apr 23
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A Scrap From the Cutting Room Floor
And over to you...
Apr 17
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Too Expensive? Do It the Right Way Anyway.
The story of a trailer, and massive theft
Apr 14
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WIP It Real Good: A Little Tease from My New Novel
And a tiny tip-off...
Apr 7
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This Is a State of Shock
The record that rewired my brain
Apr 1
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Wrestling with a Pig
Never get in the mud to wrestle a pig.
Mar 26
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After Ted's Place
I do not have a problem with drink.
Mar 13
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How to Break the Rules (and Steal the Spotlight)
Why do other people's unlikeable characters keep getting published, but not yours?
Mar 7
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I'm not in this book at all.
Rubbish. You're in everything you write.
Feb 25
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Your Left Hand Doesn't Love Me
How I became an abuser
Feb 13
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