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Another interesting thing that came out of the SYP talk, was that, in order to âget noticedâ these days, there are a whole new breed of people to send your work to. There are so many writers out there that…
Continue readingAs the ghosts and ghouls and trickânâtreaters were spilling out onto the Oxford streets for a ghostly-cold night, I returned (after a short trip into Oxford to find a birthday present for my mum) I returned to OUP and met…
Continue readingI love books. I love words. I love reading, and getting lost in a good story. It’s probably one of, if not, the most fantastic ever. My regret is that I don’t read nearly enough as I would like –…
Continue reading1. Bella went out on Monday evening, not that there is anything surprising about that. What was surprising is that she didn’t come back; not on Monday night, not on Tuesday morning for breakfast, and not on Tuesday night for…
Continue reading1. When I woke this morning, I genuinely didn’t have a clue what was to face to me today. Drawing back the curtains, I was faced with a blanket of whiteness. Snow? I know that they were kind of saying,…
Continue reading1. When I woke this morning, I genuinely didn’t have a clue what was to face to me today. Drawing back the curtains, I was faced with a blanket of whiteness. Snow? I know that they were kind of saying,…
Continue readingI’ve joined LibraryThing, and have entered details to most of my children’s novels, and the results are quite interesting (although Enid Blyton seems to feature surprisingly high…) Pam Adams | Richard Adams | Allan Ahlberg | Joan Aiken | David…
Continue readingI’ve joined LibraryThing, and have entered details to most of my children’s novels, and the results are quite interesting (although Enid Blyton seems to feature surprisingly high…) Pam Adams | Richard Adams | Allan Ahlberg | Joan Aiken | David…
Continue readingAfter a pleasant walk in crisp, January air and a winter sun, I headed down into Oxford for some leasurely Sunday afternoon book browsing, and of course had to buy some!! 🙂 Quite a nice deal though, as I still…
Continue reading1. Got up early (yes, woken by John Humphries and the Today programme) this Saturday morning. 9am I had an appointment for an overdue haircut. One of these days, I might be brave enough to change the style, but for…
Continue reading1. Got up early (yes, woken by John Humphries and the Today programme) this Saturday morning. 9am I had an appointment for an overdue haircut. One of these days, I might be brave enough to change the style, but for…
Continue readingFlicking between radio stations on the way to work in the dark and the wet this morning, I stumbled upon BBC Oxford – yes, yes, I know, how could I even think about stooping so low…?!! Anyway I heard an…
Continue readingI’m having a weekend in the New Forest to celebrate my Dad’s birthday. It’s also the weekend of the Frogham Fair, and seeings as the local book group run the book stall, and seeings as how my parents are members…
Continue readingIn my novel, I draw on the terms alfar (Icelandic for ‘elf’) and huldulfolk (the hidden people). Currently I am re-reading Alan Garner’s excellent The Weirdstoneof Brisingamen where it has evil goblin/bad-elf type creatures the svart-alfar and the Huldrafolk. I…
Continue readingOn Monday, I took advantage of it being half term to nip round the Oxford ringroad after work and got myself an external soundcard. This week, whilst writing long, personal, highly protected posts and persueing how Solveig is manipulating both…
Continue readingI think so. It seems that everyone who reads these pages and is interested in such things much prefers a good book whilst curled on the end of the sofa to any other Sunday activity. This said, yes you’ve guessed…
Continue readingThankfully, today, I spent some time cutting back this summer’s growth from the budlea, and a bit of lopping of some of the longer shoots from the wisteria. This meant that I had to fetch the brown garden bin from…
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Continue readingFor some, it is Charmed Life that stands out as their favourite book by this acclaimed author. Certainly the world of Crestomanci, either as boy or magician, is an enticing one, however, for me the book that stands out as…
Continue readingI’m going to have to make a visit to London, I think, sometime before the end of the month. At ( Somerset House ) there is an exhibition of Quentin Blake’s illustrations…
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