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Tyler at her best 

Review of “The Ladder of Years” by Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler is one of my favourite authors. She has a way of getting under her protagonists’ skins like no one else I know. We scarcely need a physical description, we know these people inside and out, know what makes them tick, practically know when they clean their teeth and what they like for breakfast.

From the start I could tell “The Ladder of Years” wasn’t written...

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Novel Progression

So you’re probably wondering how the new novel is progressing. Well, despite the sunny weather luring us outside so much of the time, I am making good progress. It presently stands at 12,755 words and I’m part way through the third chapter. However, as any writer will tell you progress is not solely governed by the word count. It can take an hour sometimes to write a few sentences as you struggle to make sure the dialogue sounds natural or that it is something your protagonist would actually say under the circumstances. It’s amazing how the characters can change...

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