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POSTED ON 13/06/15

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If you've ever wondered what a completely out-of-h

If you've ever wondered what a completely out-of-hand first draft looks like when it's been printed off... The postman could hardly carry this to the door!! Today's the day. After two weeks 'marinating', I'm going to read back my adult manuscript for the first time. All 172k words of it. I write drafts like a shark, never going backwards, so some of these words I won't even remember writing as I started this book last August. It's always absolutely terrifying. I always hate it and end up crying. But I've learned, after 12 novels, that this is part of the process and to stay brave, keep going, and to know this isnt The Book yet. It's a slab of marble that's been vaguely shaped into the outline of a story. Now I have to go in, again and again, and chisel off the bits of story that don't work, to hone in, detail and polish the bits that do. Over and over, without losing faith, until it finally becomes The Book (and I've lost 50k words). Just sharing this for any writers out there who feel shite when they compare their drafts to finished books in shops. I feel shite when I do that too! Even against my own books! But it's the process, the process, the process... #writing #editing

Somebody has recovered from their 48 hour pukeatho

Somebody has recovered from their 48 hour pukeathon and is back to their mad self again

Portrait of a woman on the morning of her 35th bir

Portrait of a woman on the morning of her 35th birthday.
Styling and makeup: Model's own
Cat sick odour removal spray: Bought, not gifted.
Portrait by: Mr "I'm so sorry to leave you with this but I'm going to miss my train to work."
Cat: Currently staying overnight at the emergency vet with a kitty stomach bug.
So happy to have this snap to look back on and remember how hot and young and cool I was.

TW: Rape/sexual violence The Victim Focus report h

TW: Rape/sexual violence
The Victim Focus report has been released today, and it's just as validating/devastating as I thought. Over 22,000 women were surveyed, spanning different ages, races, gender identities, classes, and religions and it's been found 99.3% of us have suffered sexual violence since birth!!! NINETY NINE percent! It also found over 4/5 women have been sexually assaulted, and over 50% have been raped while asleep, or coerced into sex. All the statistics are overwhelmingly grim (if you feel strong enough today, do read it, and please share it), highlighting the sheer magnitude of violence against women in this society. This needs to be treated like the human rights emergency that it is! Right now, anyone with daughters has a 0.3% chance of your precious girl not being touched against her will. Every woman in your life carries a scar. It shows there is no typical victim, no way to escape the normalized/legalised sexual brutality against us. We quite simply, aren't safe. I've worked in this sphere for many years now, and always thought the statistics on rape and sexual assault seemed 'low' (even though those stats are still pretty horrifying) compared to the stories I'm told. My personal estimate was always that I believed at least half of women have been raped, once we understand what rape is. I have never been more devastated to be proved right. I hope this research makes everyone as angry as I am, and determined to fight until all women are safe. We should all be united against this horrifying reality. And, to any survivors out there, who may find this tough, do take care. @rapecrisisew and @womens_aid are always there for whoever needs it.

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