It's hard to say how things will play out over the next few decades, whether in this bizarre industry, or the political upheavals of any of our countries, or just life in general. All you can really control is the work, and I for one would like to leave behind a big pile of it

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My favourite is a Caran d’Ache Ecridor because it was a gift!

For everyday use? Lamy Safari or Pilot Metropolitan.

Hello! I just finished Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett and am rereading The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.

Also enjoyed:

- writing the first draft of a new novel

- supporting other writer-friends online and in-person

Honestly, it’s all been great.

A huge thank you to my friends and family for making it so much fun. 🤩

Looking forward to forward to 2026.

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- making / seeing writer friends at Can*Con

- participating in 6 panels at 3 conventions

- going to Comicon for the first time and meeting a wookie

- doing book signings

- being interviewed on podcasts and radio

- being interviewed for a research article on science fiction and biology

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I enjoyed:

- reading the first blurb anyone ever wrote for me (yup, teared up!)

- holding my book in my hand for the first time

- doing a book tour with in-person events

- meeting with a book club that all read my book and discussed it

- being gifted a t-shirt and mug with my book cover on it

I published a short story: “Underwater Fireflies” in F(r)iction Oceans anthology.

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I became published for the very first time - a novel and a short story. Very proud of this.

I use a medium nib and Lamy ink in cartridges. It lives in a pocket in my bag and is very reliable and nicely juicy. I have some fun fancier pens to fill up and use at home but I worry about losing them if I take them on the road.

My drafting is on computer but everything else is by hand in notebooks - outlining, brainstorming, quick lines I want to remember. To do lists.

I carry a notebook with me most days along with a Lamy Safari fountain pen with cartridges and find it’s very reliable.

Whoever says you can’t buy happiness has never purchased a fountain pen.