My Little Notepad

My Little Notepad was my corner of the internet while I learned to blog, from around 2010 to 2019.

I have posts on all aspects of my life, writing, reading, and the early years of being a mother.

Category: Writing

  • Newcastle Writing Conference 2015 – Part Two

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    In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, have a peek at Part One here. If you read that already, help yourself to a biscuit as a reward for coming back for more of my musings. So, dear readers, I have just been fired up by the keynote, and informed about building a digital presence… Read more

  • Newcastle Writing Conference 2015: Do It Yourself Part One.

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    I went to my first every writing conference at the weekend – Newcastle Writing Conference, arranged by New Writing North at Northumbria University. I jumped at the chance to go because the lineup was just brilliant – the speakers included Meg Rosoff! As it turned out, family worries made the day get off to a shaky… Read more

  • Happy Birthday!

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    A short and sweet post today. My baby girl is TWO today. I absolutely can’t believe we’ve had her for two years already. But I absolutely can’t imagine or even remember clearly life without her either. Happy birthday Emily. You complete us. xx PS hobby horses are horrendous to wrap. Just sayin’. Read more

  • Game Night

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    We were in Smyth’s toy shop yesterday. Emily had fallen over in the previous shop and bumped her head on the concrete floor so in the classic manner of paranoid parents we were walking around trying to decide if we should get her to hospital or if she would probably be ok. Smyth’s seemed a… Read more

  • Failure & Finishing

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    Uh oh. That was a bad start to the A-Z Challenge, wasn’t it? When I realised I’d missed C, I thought I’d combine it with D in a post. Then I didn’t get to do one for D either so I thought I’d try really hard to combine C, D and E (while thinking “Oh… Read more