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Looking forward

January 13, 2019 / Jennifer Mapleson / Leave a comment

2019 is well and truly settled in now and I've taken some time to think about what I might want for this year. Many people in my parts of the internet decide on a word for their year and/or the 19 things they'll do in 2019. I'll admit I had a go at both of … Continue reading Looking forward

2018 Year in Review

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / 1 Comment

Okay. At the beginning of 2018 my big goals were: lose weight/get healthy write a book get a job with less teaching Even though I didn't write them down anywhere, I know these were my goals because EVERY year these are ALWAYS my goals. So, how did I go? Let's just say: I smashed it. … Continue reading 2018 Year in Review

How I’m feeling right now

September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / 2 Comments

I can remember many times in my life in which I was incredibly frustrated or achingly sad or wretchedly waiting for something to finish or to start. I don't remember many times of quiet satisfaction or contentedness, although I know I have had these moments, but they are often unremembered because they lack, well, drama … Continue reading How I’m feeling right now

Where I write

September 1, 2018September 2, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / Leave a comment

I am writing, believe me, but I'm not ready to tell you about that yet. Instead, I finally got my new writing area together so I thought I'd show that off. I LOVE it. I love it any time of the day but it is especially lovely during a spring afternoon (like today) when I'm … Continue reading Where I write

On first drafting…again

August 5, 2018August 5, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / 3 Comments

I was at Varuna The Writer's House for a week and could not bring my thoughts together enough to write a blog post last weekend, and besides, was busy writing other words. The trip was to attend a masterclass. I paid to stay there and I took a week's leave without pay. With flights, trains, … Continue reading On first drafting…again

When the Creative Mind Goes Rogue

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / Leave a comment

Last week I finalised (and PDF-ed, I always feel like that is completely final) the opening of my work-in-progress/manuscript/obsession so I can send it to a few different places for perusal by gate-keeper-type people. It was a big effort to get that done and I had some lovely help along the way but it was … Continue reading When the Creative Mind Goes Rogue

Motto for the season

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / 5 Comments

I've realised my writing life works in seasons. They are long, rambling seasons that are only evident when they have begun and I am in it enough to recognise what is happening, and after they've ended. They are loosely a year or two long but they can be longer. The no-writing season went for about … Continue reading Motto for the season

Reading for writing: new blog post series

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / Leave a comment

In my post about how to join a writing group I said I was passionate about the advice to writers to read. And I am. Reading is essential to writing (and to life, I'd argue) because it tells us both what to do and what not to do as writers (and as humans). Reading for … Continue reading Reading for writing: new blog post series

Finding time and the will to write

June 3, 2018June 3, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / 3 Comments

This week I met a deadline I made for myself: to send my first three chapters to some wonderful readers who have offered to give feedback. This deadline allows me plenty of time to wait for feedback then edit again before I need to send the chapters off to the Richell Prize (eeek!) Finding the … Continue reading Finding time and the will to write

On not having a mind’s eye

May 13, 2018May 13, 2018 / Jennifer Mapleson / 4 Comments

If I ask you to picture a strawberry, or a chair, or a saucepan can you see those things in your mind's eye? About 15 years ago I realised I didn't see things in my head the way other people seem to. If I try to picture a strawberry I see nothing. A chair only … Continue reading On not having a mind’s eye

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