Posted on 1st October 20191st October 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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Leave a Comment on I can only be the kind of mother I am… and sometimes it’s not who they want me to be.

By - JJBarnes

I can only be the kind of mother I am… and sometimes it’s not who they want me to be.

I have a six year old daughter, a three year old daughter, and a six year old step son. I love them all fiercely, I would kill and die for these children, and I try to be the best mother I can be to them. But the big two are old enough to compare me to other mothers. And I

My daughter, the six year old author.

My daughter, Rose, asked me if we could write a book together. She didn’t want to write one of the books she makes with felt tipped pens and held together with Sellotape, she wanted to write a REAL book. The kind of book I write. I told her it would take work, and it would take time, but if she

Tagged : Author, Child author, Daughter, Motherhood, Mum life, Nature-Girl Vs Worst Nightmare, Raising children, Writer, Writer Mum, Writers Life, Writing, Writing a book

Posted on 23rd August 201923rd August 2019
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Posted in Feminism
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Leave a Comment on Why I believe in the importance of recognising privilege.

By - JJBarnes

Why I believe in the importance of recognising privilege.

The idea of privilege is pretty trendy right now. Male privilege, white privilege, class privilege. On one side it’s pretty easy to accuse someone of having one of these things as a way of discounting their accomplishments as being merely a product of their privilege. And on the other side, people are accused of victimising themselves by blaming the privilege

Tagged : Author, Class privilege, Female, Feminism, Feminist, Male, Male privilege, Men, Period poverty, Privilege, Rape, Sexual Assault, VAW, Violence against women, White privilege, Women, Writer

Posted on 15th August 201915th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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2 Comments on What writing a book with my step-son means to me.

By - JJBarnes

What writing a book with my step-son means to me.

My little patchwork family is made up of myself and my partner, my daughter from my first marriage, his son from his first marriage, and our tyrannical toddler who came along 9 months after my 30th birthday… We’ve been a family for five years now. I’ve looked after my step-son for at least part of nearly every single day since

Tagged : Author, Family, Family time, Mother, Motherhood, Mothering, Mum, Parenting, Parents, Step mother, Step parent, Step son, Stepmum, Stepson, Writer, Writing, Writing a book

Posted on 14th August 201914th August 2019
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Posted in Family
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Leave a Comment on We should expect men to be good fathers, but society is set up to enable bad ones.

By - JJBarnes

We should expect men to be good fathers, but society is set up to enable bad ones.

Watching women do the lion’s share of the parenting is unremarkable. In heterosexual relationships, the mother is more likely to have the most active role in child rearing, and in the UK it’s estimated that one in four children are being raised in single parent households, with 90% of those headed by women (BBC). I firmly believe in the power

Tagged : Author, Book review, Books, Children, Dad, Father, Fatherhood, Fathering, Mother, Motherhood, Mothering, Parenting, Parents, Raising children, Single mother, Single Mum, Writer

Posted on 7th August 20197th August 2019
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Posted in Feminism, Writing
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Leave a Comment on Facebook, Dick Pics, and Being a Female Professional Writer Online.

By - JJBarnes

Facebook, Dick Pics, and Being a Female Professional Writer Online.

I’m a writer by profession. I write novels, scripts and blogs, and it’s how I make a living. To make a living, people need to know I exist or they won’t read, buy or invest in any of the work I do. And to let people know I exist, I depend heavily on a social media presence. Through Facebook, Twitter

Tagged : Author, Blogger, Dick Pics, DMs, Facebook, Female, Feminism, Feminist, SCreenwriter, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Woman, Women, Writer, Writing

Posted on 2nd August 20194th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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4 Comments on Am I risking my daughter’s safety to help her follow her dream?

By - JJBarnes

Am I risking my daughter’s safety to help her follow her dream?

Sometimes our children will love things and want things that we know are bad for them. We guide them, advise them, keep them as safe as possible because we love them and its our job. But what if they want something that is good for them in so many ways, but carries a risk that makes you feel sick. What

Tagged : Aspiring Writer, Author, Books, Daughter, Mother, Mum, Writer, Writing, Writing a book

Posted on 1st August 20194th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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Leave a Comment on Returning to the Bloggersphere

By - JJBarnes

Returning to the Bloggersphere

I began blogging in 2012, right after the birth of my first daughter. Whilst I had technically been writing both articles and stories for many years before the blog, my audience had been almost entirely made up of my mother. Writing a blog was the first time I truly felt like I could call myself a writer. I was finally

Tagged : Aspiring Writer, Author, Blogger, Dating, Family, Gracemarch, JJ Barnes, Mother, Motherhood, Parenting, SCreenwriter, Single mother, Writer, Writing

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I edit our videos so I do a bit of whizz whizz over Jonathan Mckinney’s spoilerific content in our interview with #Hollowhood actress Kate Marris.

#interview #nospoilers #Filmmaking

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Emerald is working as a waitress by day and leading a crime fighting coven of witches by night.

To protect a mysterious prophecy girl from a murderous man on a mission, Emerald must work out what, and who, she is willing to risk.

Emerald Wren And The Coven Of Seven is out now in paperback, kindle, and free to read on kindle unlimited- mybook.to/CovenOfSeven

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We just filmed our interview with Hollowhood actress Kate Marris. It’ll be coming out on the Siren Stories YouTube channel so keep an eye out!

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In today’s episode of Writing, Talking, And Dog Walking, we talk about the importance of making your scenes plot relevant and how to tell if they aren’t.

#writingtips #WritingCommunity #writingadvice

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I edit our videos so I do a bit of whizz whizz over @jon_mck’s spoilerific content in our interview with #Hollowhood actress @kate_marris.

#interview #nospoilers #Filmmaking

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Never call someone’s job embarrassing. I remember when I was fresh out of a marriage, an unemployed single mum on benefits, and a “friend” wouldn’t even look at me because I was an embarrassment. Doing the best you can & making a life is never embarrassing. Being a knob is though https://t.co/b7nrD4Jm9P

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