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How to start a book group
Ever been in a public house and watched a table full of seriously cool people talking about books and thought, “Man, they look seriously cool. I would like to be one those people.”? Well, I did. And now I am. My long-time pal and former co-English degree taker Hannah asked
Permanent Post-it note
Just a quick note to say that this will be my last or next-to-last email sent in this format via (the generally excellent) Revue [http://getrevue.co/?utm_campaign=TFTWS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter] . I’ve decided to up sticks again and try something a
My no-phone holiday
Last time I wrote to you I was about to go on holiday and announced it would be a no-laptop affair [https://www.iainbroome.com/188905/], which would be totally fine because I had my phone with me for any work emergencies. On day one, I dunked my phone in
My no-laptop holiday
In just a few hours, I'll be heading with the tribe to Denmark for two weeks. Two whole weeks! It's been almost exactly two-and-a-half years since I became self-employed [http://verymeta.com/]. I've enjoyed the experience hugely and it's been a great
Organise your whatnots
I ran a plain English workshop with a company in London last week. I stayed over at my sister-in-law's and got to spend a few hours travelling the city on my own. It took me back to what I now recognise as a terribly exciting and formative period
10 albums to write to
The music that helps me pump out the words.
My new pencil case
Nothing exciting to report this week. That is, nothing to report apart from the fact I have a new PENCIL CASE. This bad boy (pictured below) came all the way from Papersmiths in London and was one of my excellent father's day presents. My pencil case isn'
Not all stories are like other stories
Thank you to every one who took the time to answer my two-question survey last week. It's still online if you'd like to join in and tell me what you want from this newsletter [https://verymeta.typeform.com/to/Zzq30T]. The results were interesting [https://verymeta.
What from the writing shed?
It's been a little while. The first Sheffield Content Club [http://sheffieldcontent.club] went very well indeed. We managed to have a nice break with the kids [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx63qjRH4Tx/] over their school holidays. And this is happening too [https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx9fKFznwuY/