Hello! I’ve started a new book project about an allotment I’ve been looking after since February. I’m offering to let anyone who is interested follow along as I write. If you’ve ever wanted to write a non-fiction book, this is… Read More »A new book project: The Allotment
I bought a giant roll of toilet paper at the corner shop this morning. Yesterday, I tried four different shops and went home with nothing. Today, success. At the Asian store on the High Street, I bought a 10 kilo… Read More »Writing Prompt for Lockdown
Hello and Welcome to Post 4! Loads to report this week. First, I’ve finished chapter one. (cue cheering noises!) Second, I’ve found a structure that might work to support the entire year on the garden plot: a month-by-month accounting of… Read More »The Allotment Project Post 4
Hello and Welcome to Post 3! First off, a confession: I haven’t finished chapter 1 yet. But, if you’re a writer, you know this is how it goes sometimes. If you’re not a writer, now you know ;-) COVID has… Read More »The Allotment Project Post 3
Hello and Welcome to Post 2! This week, I’m beginning to write chapter one of The Allotment. I’m opening with the first day I got to see the plot, which was in February. It begins with, ‘On a Sunday afternoon, a… Read More »The Allotment Project Post 2
Hello and Welcome! Thanks for joining me in this project. I’m writing a nonfiction book about looking after an allotment in the UK for a year. By subscribing, you get to see the ‘behind-the-scenes’ dirt and digging that goes into… Read More »The Allotment Project Post 1