I have a love/ hate relationship with writing, and enjoyment is only Did you go to Uni? Do I take after you? Do
part of anything I try to do. If a piece of work goes well, then yes, you love books? Who is your favourite author? I
I am over the moon. But if I struggle with every word and nothing seems to fit, then the day is a disaster. But as I walk away from need to know these things. Why can’t you see that?
the heap of screwed up paper, I think about the small child who told her teacher that she didn’t want to do sums, she just wanted I’m rotten at maths, but quite good at art. I did
to write stories. So I go back to my laptop and start again.
a painting of Archie, our pointer, for Mum’s birthday.