by Clarissa | Dec 31, 2018 | personal, writing
My goals for 2018 were: focus on writing improve daily routines look after me talk to friends My writing has gone well, although I haven’t hit the target of 1000 words a day over the year, I have written more than I did last year. I’ve also edited a series...
by Clarissa | Dec 28, 2018 | Self publishing, writing |
Just writing a piece of novel-length prose is hard enough, but then you have to polish it and revise it to make it even better. The first draft of a story is often referred to as a vomit draft – just writing it all down as fast as you can to get it out. And then...
by Clarissa | Dec 24, 2018 | family, personal |
Here is my annual list of what we have done to celebrate Sinterklaas, Advent and Christmas. This year we struggled, as now both children are at school and have after-school activities there is less time to fit in an extra activity. So while we did do them all, some...
by Clarissa | Dec 20, 2018 | food, writing |
One of the things I enjoy doing is cooking. I love baking, and making meals from scratch. My Mum us an awesome cook, and growing up we were privileged to have good quality and varied food, which is something I emulate in my family. But I never really started cooking...
by Clarissa | Dec 17, 2018 | personal |
I have been making an effort this year to keep track of what I have been reading. Anyone who knows me knows that I love books and can often be found hiding somewhere with my nose in a book. Increasingly that is a digital book on my phone, which makes it more difficult...
