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Finished the very first read-through of the very f

Finished the very first read-through of the very first draft of novel #2. It's a MESS + there's so many things that need sorting, but also it's mine + I unexpectedly love it in all its imperfect glory. Inspired by my teen years working in the ridiculously weird world of the Trafford Centre, it's about magic, mental health, sexuality, punk gigs, capitalism, retail jobs + having crushes on moody mascara-wearing boys who work in music shops. 💖⚡
Unclear yet whether it'll ever see the light of day but for now I'm grateful to it for keeping me company through the last six months of last year. Looking forward to getting cracking on licking it into shape. Also listening to the Ataris' Boys of Summer on repeat bc that's somehow inadvertently become its theme song + I'm not mad at that at all✨
📸: Empire Records. Def in the top ten of all time 🎸🎵

KEEP YR DISTANCE ✨ Just drinking my brew miles a

KEEP YR DISTANCE ✨
Just drinking my brew miles away from anyone in a Yorkshire field back in 2012. In actual 2021, I'm doing a lot of hiding in my house. Still drinking a ton of tea tho. Still doing what I can. Sending my first newsletter of the year out tomorrow with lots more reflection on the weirdness that is These Times + how we navigate them. Sign-up via my bio if you fancy reading. 💌
Also: if you're re-evaluating social media in 2021 as part of yr NY resolutions/catalysed by the latest Whatsapp T&Cs, I'd love to hear what you're thinking. My ongoing relationship with these platforms is such a constantly shifting thing (+ so ofc are the platforms themselves) that I find it hard to orientate myself within it all + make decisions that balance necessity/convenience/connection/ethics. LMK I'm not alone, yeah?
📸: Taken the morning after partying all night at @deejaybainbridge + @amy8cakes' pre-wedding celebrations, Aug (ish?) 2012

HNY 🌟 Gonna pretend this was from a NYE past. I

HNY 🌟
Gonna pretend this was from a NYE past. It's from a @bolloxclub night back when it was still in Legends but beyond that who knows. I'm not actually naked even tho it looks like it (which actually maybe means it was summer?!) + I seem to remember that being @trashbag_goff's hat.⠀I really hope we get to return to dancefloors sometime in 2021. I missed queer community joy so much in 2020. BUT WE WILL RISE. Once it's safe. Once we can. Sending love to all of you still processing the collective grief, trauma, change and resistance that 2020 brought. It's going to take me a while too. But I have hope for the future. And it definitely involves dancefloors. ✨

THAT'S A WRAP ✨🎊 Final workshop of the year t

THAT'S A WRAP ✨🎊
Final workshop of the year tonight, thank you @beesobermcr @beesober.cic for letting me lead tonight's session on journalling! Journalling has so many therapeutic benefits (both anecdotal + documented in academic research), and as a long-time devotee of morning pages it's a self-care practice I really advocate for. It's cheap (poundshop notebooks all the way, baby), accessible (do it from bed if you need to, or there's loads of apps if writing by hand is a no-go for you) + there's no wrong way to do it. Defo recommend. 🙌📓
One more week of werk for me but in the meantime I'm really grateful that my job includes nights like this getting to talk about the things I love. Also grateful for this ring light I got in a blitz of transferring-all-workshops-online panic back in March then didn't use for literally 6 months. Pure profesh me. 💅
Fellow morning page-rs and diary keepers, tell me the thing that keeps you coming back to it? Or if it's something you've never done ('til now), let me know if it's something you'd ever consider adding into your self-care repertoire? ✨💖

⚡ HELLO⚡ I've given my website a revamp AND I'

⚡ HELLO⚡ I've given my website a revamp AND I've made you a list of thirteen BRILLIANT books every writer + creative should read. It includes a couple of classics, but the rest are all nominations that don't make any of the usual recycled lists (and mine only has one white man on it, unlike every other resource I could find when Googling best books for writers). I've included in-depth explanations of what I love about each one, and you can get the entire thing FREE when you sign up to my newsletter via the sparkling new website: www.janeclairebradley.com 💫

I had a MUCH longer list of contenders, so I'm thinking at some point I might have to make another instalment. In the name of research, tell me: what's the one book that made the biggest difference to your creativity? 💪📖✂️🎨

Finished the first draft of my second novel on Fri

Finished the first draft of my second novel on Friday, then celebrated my birthday on Saturday. The first draft of the first book took fourteen months. First draft of this one took five. It needs so, so much work, but I'm excited about having dragged it kicking + screaming through this first step, + about wrangling it through the next. ✨✒️📚

Birthday was lush: my friends CAME THROUGH with tons of exciting post, presents + messages, + I got absolutely spoilt rotten. Turns out having zero expectations + a really good gang of pals is a pretty solid combo (who knew?). 🎂🎁💖

I have also been having a good old nostalgia trip: listening to Spotify's ultimate playlists of 90s/00s Kerrang bangers + seeking out shaky YouTube footage of those Astoria gigs we'd jump the train for then wander the streets of Soho all night (seems dangerous in retrospect but didn't get murdered so all good). I've been justifying it as novel-writing immersion but really 2020 is such a mind-melt that I've been grateful for any + all sources of joy, whether it's writing / Z's amazing homemade vegan cheesecake / distance-watching Hackers w my best crew / dancing round the kitchen at midnight to Rachel Stamp + Backyard Babies 🎧🎉🍰

Tell me what weird joys you're enjoying atm. It's totally acceptable if this photo of me in a Stockport car park is one of them. 💅😂