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August 18, 2018
Writer’s wee treat
An email landed in my in-box a couple of weeks ago. If I booked early, there were spaces on a four-day writers retreat for just £375 (about $480 US) for next spring. Now whether I am a real, actual Capital-W writer or not we’ll leave to one side for now – it’s a different topic … Continue reading Writer’s wee treat
August 11, 2018
Reading your mood
Emotions affect our decision-making. That much seems clear. At least for the great majority of us, those without a cool, cast-iron control. I think most of us would also agree that mood affects our choices of reading matter. I am in the mood for something light, one might say. Or this autumn I feel like tackling … Continue reading Reading your mood
August 1, 2018
A Warm Draft
Back to basics Away on holiday and the routine is dropped. I am writing if the mood takes me and when a quiet corner in time and location avails itself, rather than the ‘something every day’ (however small) discipline I adhere to at home. Under these circumstances though, I am happy to have written at … Continue reading A Warm Draft
July 21, 2018
Gained in translation
I surprised myself when I took up writing, never having displayed the urge across several decades (okay, several plus). My love of reading, however, and simple love of words, is life-long. In fact, I chose to study Linguistics. It’s fascinating for many reasons, not least because it explores how we communicate and the intrinsic ties … Continue reading Gained in translation
July 15, 2018
Writing on the Wall
Second-hand woes Look at them all. Rows and stacks of books for sale. In charity shops (thrift stores) in this case, between 50p and £1 for a paperback; hardbacks £2. Some clearly have been read, handled, a whiff of sun cream here, a splosh of coffee there. Though many more are in amazingly good condition, … Continue reading Writing on the Wall
July 14, 2018
Game on – you name it!
My belated response to the challenge passed on by Raynotbradbury at https://raynotbradbury.com/2018/07/07... 1] List 10 people [alive or dead] you would invite to dinner? Grace Dalrymple Elliott (18th century Courtesan and Spy); Nora Ephron; Gloria Steinem; Virginia Woolf; Captain Richard Burton (19th century explorer not actor – am basing a character on him – …
July 6, 2018
What reviewing gives us
Who has the time to write and post a review of a mop? I used to wonder, browsing the products on a certain ‘world’s biggest online retailer’ site. Little more than a year later, I am now a frequent reviewer. It started with books, and those are still the reviews that I take real time … Continue reading What reviewing gives us
June 22, 2018
Places I have never travelled
Have you ever felt homesick for something you cannot name, a person you have never met, or a place you’ve never travelled to? It’s a blues-y, lonely restlessness. Rather than a focused longing, there’s a less definable emotional response happening. I finished a book this week. Writing that is. Maybe that’s what’s bothering me. You … Continue reading Places I have never travelled
June 18, 2018
Writing to fight shy
Shyness is nice, and Shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life You‘d like to. “Ask”, credited to Morrissey and Johnny Marr. It probably puts me out of step quoting one Steven Patrick Morrissey, once adored by indie fans as frontman of The Smiths, nowadays controversial for his pronouncements on race and … Continue reading Writing to fight shy
June 16, 2018
Spin a Story
This post is in response to the ‘Spin a Story’ Challenge or ‘the wheel’, set by raynotbradbury at https://raynotbradbury.com/2018/06/12... The rules are Pick any book, newspaper, or magazine. Choose 3 random words (best if with your eyes closed). Create a story by using those 3 words or combinations of words. Give the name to your story, poem, … Continue reading Spin a Story
