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notes from a nervous writer.

Musings from a chronically nervous writer from the UK. I wrote a book called The Lamb about mommy issues and cannibals.

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  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    on letting go of a draft (opens the original)

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    I’m an over sharer, an anxious mess, an ex publishing professional, a screenwriter, short story writer, personal essayist and a novelist (The Lamb & more soon). This is where I come to pass and receive nervous notes and be transparent about my writing and my wobbles. It’s part diary, part scrap book, but mostly a collection of extremely nervous notes scribbled down.I don’t have a paywall (bar one handwritten letter I write to paid subscribers every year), but if you’d like to support me, there’s

  2. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    what you learn by looking back (opens the original)

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    I’m an over sharer, an anxious mess, an ex publishing professional, a screenwriter, short story writer, personal essayist and a novelist (The Lamb & more soon). This is where I come to pass and receive nervous notes and be transparent about my writing and my wobbles. It’s part diary, part scrap book, but mostly a collection of extremely nervous notes scribbled down.I don’t have a paywall (bar one handwritten letter I write to paid subscribers every year), but if you’d like to support me, there’s

  3. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    the best book i've read in my one wild and precious life (opens the original)

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    I’m an over sharer, an anxious mess, an ex publishing professional, a screenwriter, short story writer, personal essayist and a novelist (The Lamb & more soon). This is where I come to pass and receive nervous notes and be transparent about my writing and my wobbles. It’s part diary, part scrap book, but mostly a collection of extremely nervous notes scribbled down.I don’t have a paywall (bar one handwritten letter I write to paid subscribers every year), but if you’d like to support me, there’s

  4. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    what tarot reading taught me about my writing practice (opens the original)

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    I’m an over sharer, an anxious mess, an ex publishing professional, a screenwriter, short story writer, personal essayist and a novelist (The Lamb & more soon). This is where I come to pass and receive nervous notes and be transparent about my writing and my wobbles. It’s part diary, part scrap book, but mostly a collection of extremely nervous notes scribbled down.I don’t have a paywall (bar one handwritten letter I write to paid subscribers every year), but if you’d like to support me, there’s

  5. Issue · Jul 29, 2026

    i am *still* trying to be a real writer (opens the original)

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    I’m an over sharer, an anxious mess, an ex publishing professional, a screenwriter, short story writer, personal essayist and a novelist (The Lamb & more soon). This is where I come to pass and receive nervous notes and be transparent about my writing and my wobbles. It’s part diary, part scrap book, but mostly a collection of extremely nervous notes scribbled down.I don’t have a paywall (bar one handwritten letter I write to paid subscribers every year), but if you’d like to support me, there’s

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