As I’ve been blogging about for the past few weeks, I’ve taken up bullet journaling as a way to get myself more organised and productive. My little Midori Passport now goes everywhere with me, as both to-do list and writer’s notebook, and I love it – but I wasn’t so happy with the rest of my…
Following my decision to start a bullet journal, I had to decide what kind of notebook and pens to use. I considered using my LiveScribe Echo, but that would limit me to black ink and the narrow range of available dot-paper notebooks, so I’ve opted to go completely analogue this time – which gives me…
When I was writing The Merchant of Dreams I bought two Playmobil pirate ships and a bunch of figures to help me plan a small sea battle and the climactic land battle. It was so helpful that I did the same for The Prince of Lies, winning a vintage castle and a bunch more figures on…
I know a bunch of my writing friends share my passion for lovely pens and notebooks, so I thought I’d share one of my collections with you… When I was 11 I was admitted to the local girls’ grammar school, a somewhat old-fashioned establishment with pretensions of grandeur. It was the first school I’d been…
I have to confess I wrote nothing today. Zip. Nada. Zilch. I had an all-day conference to attend for my day-job, which was very interesting but didn’t really allow any downtime from interacting with other professionals in my field, so by the time I got home and had dinner, I was mentally drained. So, rather…