30 Days of Fika Books: Twenty
I always loved the idea of writing a novel, but was also terrified of it for a long time. A script is a tool. A blueprint, upon which...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Nineteen
I moved to Sweden after a twenty-something newly qualified lawyer in pastel coloured trousers explained the alphabet to me. It's fair to...
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- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Eighteen
Days like today are exactly what this daily blogging challenge is about. I've got a rotten headache, I took on a wee freelance gig that...
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fikabooks claire
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Seventeen
A break from our regularly scheduled writer chat today. Last night, I left my handstands class early to meet four strangers outside a...
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fikabooks claire
- Oct 3, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Sixteen
Happy Monday! It's mid afternoon already. HOW is it mid afternoon already? I've chugged through 3000 or so words of Before Again, shared...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Fifteen
This is the first day I've opened up a post with no real idea of what I want to say. My wee brain is ready for the weekend! It's been a...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Fourteen
Oh I am my OWN WORST ENEMY! I woke up this morning all set to to the final polishes and prep on the first chapters of Chances Are and...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Thirteen
Bit late today as I decided to crack on with the day's dictating first thing. I've just stopped for lunch almost 7000 words in (bear in...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Twelve
Today I plan to walk a wee marathon. Without leaving my office. Writers have many enemies, and chief amongst these is a healthy resting...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Eleven
We are live!! As expected, I spent pretty much all day on Friday tinkering and chopping and changing and generally making the newsletter...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 23, 2022
- 4 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Ten
Morning! IT IS NEWSLETTER DAY!! Naturally I'm in a flap and wondering if I can actually manage to get it out today but I WILL BY HOOK OR...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Nine
This morning I woke up with my most favourite feeling. I couldn't wait to get back in to the book I was reading. Then I remembered it was...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Eight
Oh my goodness. So, the first thing to say is that I am DESPERATE to erase, or at least edit, the post from last week where I talked...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Seven
IIITTTT’SSSS PLOTTING DAY!! It’s our favourite day of the… well, every few weeks, more or less. Though that said, I’m not sure that what...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Six
I had the most gorgeous weekend. None of it had anything to do with writing one way or another, but it means I am feeling particularly...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Five
End of week one! I decided to think of this week as I might any other new job. It's been more about settling in and wrapping my head...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Four
Today I'm headed off for my other volunteering, at my local hospital, and I'm thinking about Dr. Amy Kerr. Stuart was already in Amy's...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 14, 2022
- 3 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Three
This will be a short post because I’ve been on an archeological dig today. As you do. I happened to see a tweet last week asking for...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
30 Days of Fika Books: Two
Okay, you're going to hate me. It's fine, I totally understand. I hope, though, that you'll understand why I've done what I've done, and...
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fikabooks claire
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
30 Days of Fika Books: One
So it's nearly one o'clock. I have an exciting meeting in just over an hour, I haven't had any lunch and so far I've mostly faffed about...
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