My Partner Won't Let Me Work In Peace...

This week's Dear Daisy question

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Hello Team CCC! Happy Friday! How are you? What have you been up to? This week, I wrote about the cult of Writing with a Capital W, I interviewed one of my favourite authors Abi Daré (THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE) on the You’re Booked podcast (listen here - and follow if you want to hear our series finale with megababe

Catherine Newman

on Monday!)

I was on the BBC World Service talking about panic attacks (you can listen here, about 40 minutes in - and read my Telegraph article about anxiety here). I finished the copy edits for READ YOURSELF HAPPY and started making my list of readers who might like an early copy - which is always exciting, if mildly anxiety inducing! (I’m hoping to do a proof/ARC giveaway for paying subscribers - watch this space!) And I eased that anxiety by reading The Dallergut Dream Department Store - and many second hand Sweet Valley High Books, courtesy of Vinted…

I’m really looking forward to seeing you at the summer reset workshop on Sunday! It’s on Zoom at 12 PM BST, you don’t need to sign up- all paying subscribers will get the joining link shortly before we start, and if you can’t make it at midday, everything is available on catch up.

And there’s still plenty of time for everyone to sign up and register your interest for the Write Like A Reader x Aweventurer 2025 retreat! Find out more here - and go to aweventurer.com/daisy to make sure you’re the first to know about dates and other details. You can even help me choose where we go…Italy, or the Greek Islands!

Now, for this week’s Dear Daisy question. It’s a doozy - how can our reader get her partner to stop interrupting her?! If you have a Dear Daisy question, I’d love to hear from you! Email creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com

Dear Daisy

My partner won’t let me work in peace!

Daisy, I’m hoping you can save my creative life, and/or my marriage. My husband is driving me utterly insane. Every time I try to write, or do any creative work, he interrupts me. He can’t find the kids’ sports kit, he’s looking for the details of an appointment and he can’t see it on the calendar - admittedly sometimes he just wants to know if I’d like a cup of tea, and I have to bite my tongue so hard that it bleeds in order not to scream ‘NO I DON’T! NOW @*&K OFF!’

I’ve done my best to talk to him about this. I’ve tried various approaches - I’ve been reasonable, angry, jokey and as clear as I can possibly be. He’s been apologetic, hurt and dismissive. Ultimately, I don’t think he realises he’s doing it! And I have a sneaky suspicion that he doesn’t take my writing seriously. It’s got to the point when the idea of making time to write is so stressful, because all I can think is about what happens when he barges in, and how infuriated I’ll be. Help!

Love

End of my Tether