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![My running partner saw the pigeon first. It was flapping a broken wing to try and right itself, stuck inside an open front gate of a house on the road […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pigeon-200x110.jpg "The Pigeon")
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The Pigeon
Posted on January 1My running partner saw the pigeon first. It was flapping a broken wing to try and right itself, stuck inside an open front gate of a house on the road […] -
![When do you know you’re ready to write a novel? I say novel, rather than book, because although other forms of book (creative non-fiction, journalism, academic work) can take just […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_1050-200x110.jpg "A word on motivation for writing a novel")
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A word on motivation for writing a novel
Posted on August 28When do you know you’re ready to write a novel? I say novel, rather than book, because although other forms of book (creative non-fiction, journalism, academic work) can take just […] -
![Pleased to have a piece published in the new issue of SWAMP writing, published out of the University of Newcastle, Australia. The piece has gestated for a long while, so […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/themes/project-ar2-master/images/empty_thumbnail.gif "Non-fiction piece published in Swamp 14")
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Non-fiction piece published in Swamp 14
Posted on April 28Pleased to have a piece published in the new issue of SWAMP writing, published out of the University of Newcastle, Australia. The piece has gestated for a long while, so […] -
![Saturday 29th March, 804am, Heirloom Java House, Iowa City There are a couple of Japanese girls at the table next to mine getting exited about the dresses they’re looking at […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/iowa_city-200x110.jpg "Writing in Iowa City")
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Writing in Iowa City
Posted on March 29Saturday 29th March, 804am, Heirloom Java House, Iowa City There are a couple of Japanese girls at the table next to mine getting exited about the dresses they’re looking at […] -
![(A short exercise in “putting the problem into the writing” based on a character from my novel.) The vague feeling of love And he knew somehow that the vague feeling […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/emotionally-vague-200x110.gif "The vague feeling of love")
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The vague feeling of love
Posted on March 19(A short exercise in “putting the problem into the writing” based on a character from my novel.) The vague feeling of love And he knew somehow that the vague feeling […] -
![It’s Susan Orlean’s number one tip for editing. It’s Joanna Penn’s must do for final review. And Hugh Howey (author of Wool) doesn’t think you’re taking yourself seriously as a […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IXjyirssr_K77rWODj20GMIJV6MEwBVXg44Jwe9kK1Y-200x110.jpg "Read your work out, listen to who you are")
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Read your work out, listen to who you are
Posted on February 6It’s Susan Orlean’s number one tip for editing. It’s Joanna Penn’s must do for final review. And Hugh Howey (author of Wool) doesn’t think you’re taking yourself seriously as a […] -
![I have a small silver box full of post-it notes. Written on those post-it notes are ideas I’ve had over the past five years while completing my PhD in Creative […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/brick-number-1-200x110.jpg "The 40 x 40 list; a writer’s utopia of habits")
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The 40 x 40 list; a writer’s utopia of habits
Posted on January 28I have a small silver box full of post-it notes. Written on those post-it notes are ideas I’ve had over the past five years while completing my PhD in Creative […] -
![Hello. Happy New Year. I’m working on a fun idea for my 40th year. A few months ago, while engaged in conversation with a student, we spoke about time-limited-oriented blogs, […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pottery-200x110.jpg "Filling the wobbly vase at 40")
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Filling the wobbly vase at 40
Posted on January 13Hello. Happy New Year. I’m working on a fun idea for my 40th year. A few months ago, while engaged in conversation with a student, we spoke about time-limited-oriented blogs, […] -
![I set myself the task of completing seven non-writing actions to move me towards a professional writing career.Here was the list that I set myself last week: Submit work to […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/broken-pencil-200x110.jpg "It turns out Not-Writing is not Writing")
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It turns out Not-Writing is not Writing
Posted on September 18I set myself the task of completing seven non-writing actions to move me towards a professional writing career.Here was the list that I set myself last week: Submit work to […] -
![‘The Ego,’ says Teresa Brennan, ‘always needs a plan.’ This makes all too much sense. Back into The Writing Schedule after a few weeks out and, with the major project […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ego-620x349-200x110.jpg "Writing vs. The Ego")
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Writing vs. The Ego
Posted on April 17‘The Ego,’ says Teresa Brennan, ‘always needs a plan.’ This makes all too much sense. Back into The Writing Schedule after a few weeks out and, with the major project […] -
![The thing I notice most about novelist Haruki Murakami’s style is this: a sense that when I pick up his work, the story has already been happening without me, and […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/murakamirunning-200x110.jpg "Murakami on Writing, Running")
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Murakami on Writing, Running
Posted on December 26The thing I notice most about novelist Haruki Murakami’s style is this: a sense that when I pick up his work, the story has already been happening without me, and […] -
![Save Our Woods is a grassroots organisation that was born in 2010 to ensure that our public forest estate remains in public ownership. The people behind SoW (Hen, Karen, Nick […]](http://alexlockwood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sow-200x110.jpg "Save Our Woods")
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Save Our Woods
Posted on September 29Save Our Woods is a grassroots organisation that was born in 2010 to ensure that our public forest estate remains in public ownership. The people behind SoW (Hen, Karen, Nick […]