Hello, I'm new here!
My name is Rachel, and I'm from the Northwest of England.
I've been writing on and off most of my life, but I got stuck in seriously about two years ago and now have a trilogy of novels, the first of which has been self-edited what feels like a hundred times (the second and third only about fifty times). So maybe now is a good time to get some perspective on it all with some other points of view, and to see what everyone else is up to.
My reading tastes tend towards literary rather than genre fiction. My favourite writers are John Irving, Emily St John Mandel, Ian McEwan, Ruth Ozeki, Clare Chambers, Diana Wynne Jones and David Sedaris. Novels by other authors that I’ve recently enjoyed include Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Julia, Girl Woman Other, Vladimir, Elizabeth Finch and Lessons in Chemistry.
I'm struggling to classify my own work and fear it is the merest approximation of the writing I admire.
I'm looking forward to reading other people's works-in-progress and will happily comment for what it's worth. Then I'll upload some of mine by and by.
In real life I'm an Advanced Practitioner specialising in elderly and palliative care. I love my job, but I love writing more.
@AgentPete says to mention food and drink here. Well, I'm doubly anti-social because I don't like tea or coffee, and I've been sober for twenty-three years, but I do like a nice kombucha and I enjoy fresh food worth the calories. Despite how this makes me sound, I'm actually from a working class background.
I'm rather introverted, which I'm sure isn't unusual amongst writers, but I am also cripplingly social media shy. I tried and failed at Twitter and Instagram, and I can't bear the thought of Facebook. I am hoping I'll feel more comfortable here – it feels good so far
My name is Rachel, and I'm from the Northwest of England.
I've been writing on and off most of my life, but I got stuck in seriously about two years ago and now have a trilogy of novels, the first of which has been self-edited what feels like a hundred times (the second and third only about fifty times). So maybe now is a good time to get some perspective on it all with some other points of view, and to see what everyone else is up to.
My reading tastes tend towards literary rather than genre fiction. My favourite writers are John Irving, Emily St John Mandel, Ian McEwan, Ruth Ozeki, Clare Chambers, Diana Wynne Jones and David Sedaris. Novels by other authors that I’ve recently enjoyed include Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Julia, Girl Woman Other, Vladimir, Elizabeth Finch and Lessons in Chemistry.
I'm struggling to classify my own work and fear it is the merest approximation of the writing I admire.
I'm looking forward to reading other people's works-in-progress and will happily comment for what it's worth. Then I'll upload some of mine by and by.
In real life I'm an Advanced Practitioner specialising in elderly and palliative care. I love my job, but I love writing more.
@AgentPete says to mention food and drink here. Well, I'm doubly anti-social because I don't like tea or coffee, and I've been sober for twenty-three years, but I do like a nice kombucha and I enjoy fresh food worth the calories. Despite how this makes me sound, I'm actually from a working class background.
I'm rather introverted, which I'm sure isn't unusual amongst writers, but I am also cripplingly social media shy. I tried and failed at Twitter and Instagram, and I can't bear the thought of Facebook. I am hoping I'll feel more comfortable here – it feels good so far

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