Tanya Meeson

Well. It’s done.

Last week I received my sweet, sweet 50 copies of The Fulcrum. After all the sweat, blood, tears and screaming was I elated? Thrilled? Overjoyed? No. Because the font wasn’t exactly as perfect as I wanted it to be. Long story, I won’t bore you with the details, but it involves machine error and gifContinue reading “Well. It’s done.”

To the sea

Finding your tribe is about expanding your world, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, August 2022 Sarah was the one who alerted me to it first. ‘Isn’t it weird how it’s always women?’ she said as we bobbed in the gentle, cool waters of False Bay. It was early morning, still summer, and the first people in theContinue reading “To the sea”

Until it is done

The proof copy is back from the printers and I am editing – once again. I started writing The Fulcrum in 2016 and it was the first novel I’d ever attempted to start with the aim of completing it.* 2016 was a long time ago in new novelist terms. A lifetime ago. Apart from everythingContinue reading “Until it is done”

The in-between

A blog of procrastination about being between stories, journals and things that should probably be fed to the fire… Between stories is a new experience for me. I realised I was in this space as a space only last night. I was sort of fidgeting around my laptop opening and closing apps and tabs likeContinue reading “The in-between”

Acts of kindness

Practicing consideration and generosity of spirit is more than just making cooing noises, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, July 2022 You’ve probably come across a little sign somewhere quietly imploring you to ‘just be kind’. If you’re on social media you probably see at least one of these posts a week, either as a picture or simpleContinue reading “Acts of kindness”