Iona Winter

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  • First Draft

    It’s in. The first draft of “The Novel”. Ka pai, good work, awesome, whoop whoop…hmmm. I’ve decided to take a week (or so) off writing. This is why you haven’t heard from me. Apologies. But it’s been an interesting time, because life has continued on (as it does). A BIG thing I’ve realised, is how much…

  • Nearly there, but how does it end?

    Kia ora Dear Readers, I’m nearly there. Nearly finished my first draft of “The Novel”. Nearly… I have managed, for almost a week, to be less distracted by other things, e.g. chocolate, housework, researching ways to stop dyeing my greys, baking biscuits, catching up with friends and family (otherwise known as…

  • Jigsaw Puzzle

    Woo freaking hoo! Surprise, surprise, I’ve been writing things for “The Novel”. Don’t fall off your chairs in shock please. I assure you it will continue. It must. I AM ON A ROLL. You may well ask, ” So why are you writing on your blog then?” Um, to continue to explore the process…

  • Intrusion, Avoidance and Curiosity

    I found myself awake at 2.47am this morning, with some new ideas about “The Novel” rattling around my brain. I’m not sure if this is intrusive or not. I can’t decide, but I am curious about it. Naturally I turned on the light and wrote them down! At 2.51am, I also wondered why other…

  • Baking as a distraction tool.

    Another distraction from writing “The Novel’ was discovered this week – BAKING! I was craving Afghan Biscuits, like my grandmother used to make. I knew I had the ingredients and a wrinkled old cookbook containing a recipe. I even unearthed a pinny from the depths of a kitchen drawer. Very 1950’s housewife! My…

  • Back from outer space…

    “And so you’re back, from outer space.” It’s hilarious that these lyrics should come into my mind, when I’m actually supposed to be writing a novel. NOW. Yes I am back from pseudo-outer-space, on the blog I abandoned like an unwanted kitten last year. I am terribly sorry dear blog. I won’t leave…

  • Celebrity Envy

    While trawling the internet today, I inadvertently clicked on a link to a celebrity update. Unable to backtrack I was forced to read on. Well perhaps “forced” is a little too strong….alright then, I was curious. To my surprise it was a witty repartee, regarding a celebrity being touted by…

  • Dirty Dishes

    I conducted an experiment this week in the kitchen. Not the cooking kind of experiment, but a cleaning one. To be honest I have tried a variety of similar ‘experiments’ over the years, but reckoned it was time to try another one. “Leave the dishes, I’ll do them”, I was…

  • New Specs

    Being less able to see the computer screen upon which I spend hours gazing, I thought it best to get my eyesight tested again…it had been a while. My squinting was getting the better of me, not to mention creating unsightly new wrinkles! Reluctantly, like a petulant child I dragged…

  • Death in the Garden

    I caught a whiff of death in the garden late last night. It was a cloying smell, edging on bad feet mixed with summer heat and dry grass. I knew the scent immediately, having grown up surrounded by native forest in West Auckland in the 1970’s. Long before the developers…