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Apologies to my child for making her run up the hill to school. As Andy Gilbert says, 'Give yourself a deadline to stop planning and to start taking action.'   Forgive me. I arrive late for everything. Time slips away, and before I know it, I’m making my children run up the hill to school. One has asthma. It’s not a good look. However, when it comes to writing, there’s an enjoyable thrill to a deadline. I’m not a risk taker, nor would you ever find me on some outrageous rolle

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Hayley King: Founder of Ascent Novel Prize and competition addict. There are a host of ways that we, as humans, express ourselves. I...

Claire Frances: author of 'To Hell With It' Guest Blog: My Journey to Becoming a Published Author   I’ve wanted to be an author since I...