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New site online
Well, I haven't got much writing done this week, but I do have a shiny new website and blog over at www.natashajudd.com.
I'll probably keep this blog going for reading related posts, friends-only posts and when I just want to ramble, but for the most part, any news about "Lessons to Learn" and the launch next month (NEXT MONTH!), etc will be going ( Read more... ) -
Goals
This weekend there's an extract on the Guardian books online (which seems to be my main source of blog material at the moment) from How I Write: The Secret Lives Of Authors, edited by Dan Crowe with Philip Oltermann. Writers talking about what motivates them to write - not in any deep philosopical sense, but on a day to day basis.
Some, it seems ( Read more... ) -
The perfect consumer
This morning, I couldn't find my library card. A long weekend is about to begin. I had a spare five pounds in my bag...
Yesterday, as we waited for the train, my husband drew my attention to a discarded piece of newspaper at our feet. At the bottom of the page, there was an advert for The Times' "99p book-with-paper-purchase" offer. On the ( Read more... ) -
Stranger than...
Thought I'd write a belated entry about last weekend's "Stranger than..." non-fiction event at Foyles. I only found out about it on the Wednesday beforehand, booked a ticket online, didn't get any form of email confirmation but my name was on the list at the 'door' (or the entrance to the gallery at least). Arrived early, all self-concious ( Read more... ) -
Book meme from scaeriefaerie13
Currently reading:
The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank. And because I can't just read one book at once, also The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi.
Next reading:
Probably Kate Atkinson's Emotionally Weird - that's on my borrowed-from-the-library-due-back-soon pile.
Last read:
The Favoured Child, the second book in Philippa Gregory's Wideacre trilogy.
Last book ( Read more... ) -
Shameless plugging
Well, the boy-love has finally got himself a blog for posting his book and film reviews. He's far more disciplined at recording his thoughts than I am (I'm doing well if I manage to record the titles of the books I read). He's also somewhat funnier than I am... So if anyone wants to pop over to the new MediaCuisine and leave him some comments, well ( Read more... ) -
Writing on the other side of the earth
While I've always loved travelling - moving cities, catching trains, meeting new people - I'm happy now that we've stopped for a while. It's nice to have a place of our own, a job, and while I'm still getting used to the human-crush nature of commuting into the city, I think I'll like it here in London.
It's been a very book-y sort of week. Last ( Read more... ) -
Exciting news!
My novel, Lessons to Learn, will be published by Cape Catley around the middle of this year!
Yay for Cape Catley and yay for Creative New Zealand who have given us a grant towards publication.
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2006 Booklist
Well, I didn't do too well with my writing goals this year - I didn't come close to getting 12 stories written or 3 poems published. I guess I found it easier to read rather than write around wedding planning and travelling.
I've just finished JPod by Douglas Coupland (one of the best authors I've discovered this year, others include: Jonathan ( Read more... ) -
A Year in Provence
I'm reading Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence at the moment, and honestly the year is passing by so slowly! I've been reading this book for three weeks now, and I'm only up to October. Maybe it's because I've got too much else on my mind at the moment, but I can only read a few pages of his descriptions of food and country life before my eyes ( Read more... )