My current project WHAT THE TIDES WON'T WASH AWAY is a novel about student archaeologists who uncover more than they bargained for...

A remote Scottish island.

An unexpected burial.

A romance that endured for millennia.

When a group of archaeology students begin their summer dig, they expect bad weather, midges, and maybe some pottery if they're lucky. What they find instead sets off a chain of paranormal events, and unearths a secret that someone will do anything to keep hidden.

Am I strange for writing my whole book completely in order, like chapter 1, 2, 3 and so on?

I keep seeing the same writing advice, if you have writer's block just skip ahead to write what you want to write and that's better than no progress.

But what happens when you've written all the fun bits and all that's left is hard work? How do people motivate themselves to get that done?

I can't make myself do it, the empty gaps stress me out too much, and slogging through the hard bits with an exciting scene a few chapters away feels motivational.

Its probably off-putting to me because of my background in academic writing. Very little of that was fun to write but I just had to get it done, and I found writing out of order very messy.

Is anyone else out there feeling this way too?

What's the name of that thing paramedics strap injured people to in air ambulances? 🚑

Is all black sand magnetic? 🧭

What's a better word for 'bum'? 🍑

Can you sell an artefact that was found on your land in Scotland? 📿

What if it was found 100 years ago? ⚱️

Sorry girl I'm about to ruin your life.

Two more to go and 25 days to write them let fucking gooooooo

Does anyone have advice or questions you'd suggest asking them?

Whomst did I think I was, the audacity