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Weird things to obsess about
So everyone in the world seems to know and realise I am a fan about Moleskine notebooks. And by “fan” I mean stupidly obsessed about them. I have a LOT of them at home, all unused and most pristine without even being taken from their cellophane! As it stands, I have four of them in my bag, at the moment. (All in the process of being used too.)
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I am on the UV Longlist!
that is actually the short list…
A great swathe of SCBWI British Isles members were watching the internet in panic this morning as the chosen UV list was due to be announced. I know, I checked at half past six this morning, over breakfast!
And then news broke on Twitter. And it is fantastic news - I have been shortlisted. As Mark explains it - ( Read more... ) -
Boy Trouble
I’m having boy trouble in my ms. Thorn, is a fae princeling, who is helping my main character and her cousins save the world.
But…the thing is…I don’t “feel” him. I know what he looks like but am worried he’s just a 1 dimensional character and I’m really struggling to put meat on him, which is making me worry a lot obviously. He is the 7th son of ( Read more... ) -
Because I will forever be a tourist
I realised this when we travelled to West India Quay on Sunday by DLR to go and watch Super 8 by JJ Abrams. Superb! Go watch it - clever script writing too. Lots of visual lessons to learn to for storytelling.
I love the DLR and think it’s superbly futuristic, especially when it starts going through the Docklands and Canary Wharf. It makes me ( Read more... ) -
This craziness is crazy
So last night Mark and I got home, turned on the TV and watched as our adoptive city morphed into a foreign and terrifying place you would never want to visit, even if someone paid you £1,000,000.
I am of course talking about the riots that took place on the 8th August.
I try not to get too involved in the news - I always get shouty, but these past ( Read more... )
