August 2013

Being as I am in that awkward space that a writer finds themself in, of having finished writing the one novel but not yet having started the next, my mind is,  as I begin to read and revise   Mr Tumnal,…

Thu, 13:53: RT @blackwelloxford: 15 minutes until we can share the news that has got us hyper-excited #WhoWillItBe? Thu, 15:08: 20 Signs That You’re A Writer http://t.co/6TlXn9YKVw

Thu, 09:42: On this day last year: 15/8 #oneyearon http://t.co/bBBqtQZAlD

Tue, 20:17: Remembering Ronnie Jefferys: 1998-2013 http://t.co/T0QnJpbJ1D #cats #poetry #Ronnie Wed, 07:29: RT @JBHist: Will we put our blogs on our academic CVs one day? http://t.co/Loy0cMYBIh via @chronicle Wed, 07:30: .@Joannechocolat: For fans of my Rune books, a little taste…

You had that look in your eyes and that purr that defined you. You always knew what you wanted and were very good at telling us. You were loving and dependable. You couldn’t catch birds and micickles; but you did…

Mon, 22:22: “@creationtheatre: A late night for @HenryVOxford team, but it’s looking superb http://t.co/IOxuNzYNtc” Can’t wait!! Mon, 23:29: BBC News – Autism ‘affects male and female brains differently’ http://t.co/5D3vKxQDZ5

Sun, 17:34: Picking ’em raspberries… @ Rectory Farm http://t.co/mnI9qmKCEW Sun, 18:25: Solveig gets an extension and new high-rise living (and we get to make use of an old rabbit run)… @… http://t.co/lmEKH18nrH Sun, 18:32: The newly renovated Bicester Zoo… @…

Sat, 15:04: RT @creationtheatre: Have you seen our #CTHenryV rehearsals mini-movie? http://t.co/Ja8wpFAZMt Only a week to go until we open @OxfordCastl… Sat, 23:39: RT @thecreativepenn: 5 Reasons to Turn to Traditional Publishers Rather than Self-Publishing http://t.co/O7mgN43bG1 via @passivevoiceblg

Fri, 15:48: Did Someone Say #selfpublishing Would Be Easy? http://t.co/Ll9E5yfm7c via @cathryanhoward @thecreativepenn Fri, 22:54: Help! I’m being mugged for my milk by a large ginger thing…!

Thu, 16:12: has a new router, but still an intermittent internet. Ah well, since its got escalated to BT I won’t have to pay my engineer call out 🙂 Thu, 17:39: RT @JBHist: What went on in beds? http://t.co/CYxtlLTORF Thu,…

Wed, 13:05: wonders why plucking an eyebrow causes you to sneeze? Wed, 16:56: First thoughts (on #MrTumnal) http://t.co/4Qrtr7KWgN #novels #progress #revision #story #writing Wed, 20:45: Just saw Kingston University on @MasterChefUK… I think they might have had the same architects…

Tue, 13:16: 5 of 5 stars to A Thread Through Time by Deborah Shepherd http://t.co/ZHyhoUiHGS Tue, 13:35: A perfect summer holiday adventure; review of A Thread Through Time by Deborah Shepherd http://t.co/gHC1sepGP8 #books #amreading #reviews Wed, 11:42: RT @hss_brookes: .@oxford_brookes…

A Thread Through Time by Deborah Shepherd This is Deborah Shepherd’s second novel, after her debut, The Underhill Buttons, and like with Buttons it is a classic time-shift novel of the kind that Penelope Lively used to write when she…

Mon, 11:04: Thank you Judy for our gorgeous flower pot. 🙂 @ Southwold http://t.co/FMYux7cGej

Sun, 00:13: Went for an evening stroll down by the river… saw an otter (very exciting!), tawny owl, baby marsh frogs and a muntjac deer. 🙂 #WildLife

Fri, 12:40: Workplace of a Modern Writer http://t.co/7L2dcwN7Mf #inspiration #process #writing Fri, 13:06: On being a tourist in your own town http://t.co/e7prFUNcq3 #family #oxford #cousins @blackwelloxford @OxfordCastle Fri, 13:41: 400 pages of #story… #MrTumnal @ Southwold http://t.co/hAAeVlJs2D Sat, 08:40: RT…

So I’ve got 400+ pages of novel sitting before me on my desk. Some would probably call it wasteful resources to print out an entire first draft like this, especially as for the first time ever I intend to do…