The crackling notes of the Divisional anthem faded away, and silence fell in the mess hall.
Author Archives: emmacbmaguire
The Good Things
Stuff I’ve been up to that’s been distracting me.
Fighting Depression
When Life gets in the way.
Manuscripts – Dos and Don’ts
A few lessons I’ve picked up.
A Rejection Letter
An important step.
May’s Progress
A chance to reflect.
My Novel
What is it?
The Pigeons outside my window
This hasn’t got much to do with writing, but I do rather like them.
Why I write
A bit of self-reflection Writing is a thing I do for two reasons. I like the opportunity to spew out my thoughts, then rearrange them into something that can be made sense of. It’s cathartic to dig through the mess in my head and come out the other side with something that has at leastContinue reading “Why I write”
New Site!
Well hello there! It’s past time I took having an online presence seriously, and having a hub for my writing seems like a sensible idea. So that’s what this is. At the moment I’m working toward my first novel, and I intend to publish monthly posts about how that’s going. It’s a tricky process, andContinue reading “New Site!”