…until it hurts! Last night I went to bed early as part of my defensive strategy to overcome some sick bug. Stupidly, I can say that because I knew what would happen before it happened, I took Steve Toltz’s A Fraction Of The Whole with me and read until my eyes watered. So my early night turned into a really late night and I am wearing my glasses today because my eyes hurt. Early Night Take Two tonight. Continue reading Currently Reading…
Nicola Barker’s Behindlings, Steve Toltz’s A Fraction of the Whole, class notes and July’s Vanity Fair. Continue reading Currently Reading…
…I got into bed last night with 1. my pink moleskin 2. OED 3. John Burnside – A Lie About My Father 4. Tim Etchells – The Broken World 5. my journal 6. Steve Toltz – A Fraction of the Whole 7. one autistic and one bulimic cat (I know. I am like a horrible chick lit cliche character. Sigh) The Steve Toltz novel should not even be on my radar at this time, but I read the first 30 pages last night and I am utterly blown away by this book. P.G Wodehouse to date remains the only writer … Continue reading Currently Reading…
I came across this in my Google Reader this morning and thought I would share. Also on my shelves amongst others: The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron The Writer’s Journey – Christopher Vogler Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott Zen in the Art of Writing – Ray Bradbury Lost for Words – John Humphrys Continue reading Books About Writing
… just about to start The Broken World by Tim Etchells properly; very interested to start Nicola Barker’s Behindlings; got to read John Burnside’s A Lie about My Father and am very conscious that I need to do some consolidation reading from my Theory and Innovation classes. I will post an entry about yesterdays class later. Continue reading Currently Reading…
Writing the Long Way Around 