Emyr Walis11/07: EndI’ve found a publisher for Y Dydd Olaf. I signed the contract about three weeks ago, and learned that Owain Owain’s estate had done the…Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023
Emyr Walis08/05: London 2Tomorrow will mark 3 weeks since the opening day of London Book Fair. I still consider myself a writer of sorts, and as a writer of sorts…May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
Emyr Walis28:03What makes this phase of the mentorship so difficult is that it’s staggered. There’s no defined end point to pitching the project — I…Mar 28, 2023Mar 28, 2023
Emyr Walis14/03: Draft 1Draft 1 is complete, and swathes of it have been redrafted for samples etc. Why did it take so long? I guess there’s something…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Emyr Walis10:03 TwitterI don’t like Twitter. Not because it’s a bit of a cesspit, nor because it’s addictive, run by a megalomaniac etc, but because I can’t edit…Mar 10, 2023Mar 10, 2023
Emyr Walis26/02: AttentionStruggling plenty with attention and lack thereof, but I will finish scheduling these emails. I will.Feb 26, 2023Feb 26, 2023
Emyr Walis15/02: !The last few days has mostly been comprised of the last few (but most painstaking) alterations to the NCW sampler submission. It was…Feb 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
Emyr Walis08/02: Industry WeekAn intense, invaluable week, last week. Hour upon hour of readings, lessons, questions and answers, followed by hour upon hour of…Feb 8, 2023Feb 8, 2023
Emyr Walis23/01:FailureFailure’s been on my mind a lot in the run up to finally writing this entry: the failure to keep this diary consistently; the failure to…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Emyr Walis20/12: HolidaysA combination of travel, illness and a busy day job has meant the project has been on hiatus. However, I am lucky enough that said day job…Dec 20, 2022Dec 20, 2022