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I’m over-worked. Overwhelmed. Is there another way?

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When a woman explained that she was struggling to be both a present mother and a productive worker, Annie Ridout was reminded of a time when she felt exactly this. Here’s how she adjusted the balance to make it better…

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Annie Ridout 2nd December 2019
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10 tips for how to succeed as a woman in tech

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“Facebook’s motto used to be ‘move fast and break things'”, says Abadesi Osunsade – former Amazon employee, and the author of Dream Big Hustle Hard: A Millennial Woman’s Guide to Success in Tech. “This captures the sentiments of most tech startups.” Osunsade shares 10 excellent tips…

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Contributing Writer 5th February 2018
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I’m captivated by people, human frailty, the effect of childhood on adult lives

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Debut author Caroline England was introduced to “raw, human emotion” while working as a solicitor. “Whether dealing with crime, divorce or professional negligence, a solicitor is like a counsellor,” she says. It was this that inspired her novel Beneath the Skin – out tomorrow… 

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Contributing Writer 4th October 2017
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Romance novelist Kat French on being the breadwinner

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She turned her hand to novel-writing while at home with two young sons – and soon became successful enough to quit the day job. Now, Kat French is the sole earner, and her husband looks after the children and housework…

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Contributing Writer 6th September 2017
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Crime fiction author Katerina Diamond on writing and family life

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“I absolutely hated daytime television and I wanted to do something proactive with my brain,” says author and mum-of-two Katerina Diamond. So with a toddler in tow, she began writing crime fiction novels…

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Contributing Writer 5th September 2017
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Author Mark Sennen on fatherhood and finding time to write

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“I work in a log cabin (really just a glorified shed) in the garden. That’s great because the commute is approximately ten seconds.” Bestselling author and dad-of-two Mark Sennen on his writing life in Devon and being an involved father… 

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Contributing Writer 11th August 2017
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The author Helen Fields on balancing writing with motherhood

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“I’m allowed to feel as if writing isn’t some hobby or second stab at a career. It’s real, valid and important. My family always treated me as if I was inevitably going to get a book published.” Helen Fields on leaving her law career to become an author…

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Contributing Writer 27th July 2017
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Dame Jacqueline Wilson: “I have a coffee then go back to bed to write for an hour or so”

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She changed the face of children’s literature by writing books with controversial themes: adoption, divorce, mental illness. We ask Dame Jacqueline Wilson – the author of Tracy Beaker – about mornings, her in-house library and the first time she called herself a writer…

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Annie Ridout 22nd July 2017
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Author Lisa Stone on writing in the early hours

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“In 2007, divorced and a single parent, I had my first international bestseller published under the pseudonym Cathy Glass. Since then I have written a further 25 books.” Lisa Stone – mother, foster carer and author – on writing in the very early hours…

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Contributing Writer 20th July 2017
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Author Tracy Buchanan: “I was about ready to crumble”

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“Mad morning rush feeding and dropping off my daughter. Meetings where I noticed yoghurt stains on my carefully planned ‘dress to impress’ outfit. The exhausting bedtime routine.” Tracy Buchanan’s account of becoming an author, while in the depths of new motherhood…

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Contributing Writer 29th June 2017

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