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Not a Write Off vol: 9

The one where I about to start a Big New Thing, a Fellowship, and the toddler calls me a 'silly sausage'

Sep 15, 2024

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Not a Write Off vol: 8

Aug 7, 2024

Becoming a mother is the witchiest I have ever felt

Oct 26, 2023 • Abigail Avis

Not a Write Off vol: 2

Aug 2, 2023 • Abigail Avis

Not a Write Off vol: 6

Jan 24, 2024

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Not a Write Off vol: 8

The one where I am in novel limbo land, I stop calling the baby a baby, and get clobbered by a plastic bucket

Aug 7, 2024

Not a Write Off vol: 7

The one where I am still editing my novel, I realise what I'm good at, and the baby starts to talk

Mar 12, 2024

All the stupid things I nearly bought as a new mother

Just because you use the word 'invest' doesn't mean my kid will be any smarter

Feb 7, 2024 • Abigail Avis

Not a Write Off vol: 6

The one where we move back home, catch three viruses in three weeks, and I identify The Problem plaguing my novel

Jan 24, 2024

Not a Write Off vol: 5

The one where repairs have started, we've slept in four different beds, and my novel has fallen off the edge of a cliff

Nov 10, 2023

Becoming a mother is the witchiest I have ever felt

For someone who thought she had peaked as 'Most likely to own a black cat' in Year Four, nowadays the witchy levels are truly on another scale.

Oct 26, 2023 • Abigail Avis

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A newsletter about life, motherhood, and writing from the author of upcoming 'Tupperware erotica' novel, WET INK.

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Not A Write Off Volumes

Not a Write Off vol: 9

The one where I about to start a Big New Thing, a Fellowship, and the toddler calls me a 'silly sausage'

Sep 15, 2024

Not a Write Off vol: 8

The one where I am in novel limbo land, I stop calling the baby a baby, and get clobbered by a plastic bucket

Aug 7, 2024

Not a Write Off vol: 7

The one where I am still editing my novel, I realise what I'm good at, and the baby starts to talk

Mar 12, 2024

Not a Write Off vol: 6

The one where we move back home, catch three viruses in three weeks, and I identify The Problem plaguing my novel

Jan 24, 2024

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