A trip to the library yesterday, and the discovery of new children’s books. I think I’ve read 90% of the children’s book stock in the local library, but new ones do come in, which is always welcome. I thought I would share the haul with you, partly because I love children’s books, and partly because …
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Follow that thought!
You know the Kevin Bacon game – think of a famous actor or actress (probably film-related, but not exclusively). How many links does it take until you connect them with Kevin Bacon? Oracleofbacon.org can help or you can play it as a party game for film aficionados. (Yes, you can tell your boss it’s research, …
Coming ready or not
The run of bright sunny mornings has stopped, for now. So much easier to be inspired when the day is bright, no? No wonder they put Silicon Valley and Pixar and all of those creative industries in sunny places. Without all those lovely rays, we might have less beautiful computers and middling animated films. I …
Face up
You know what they say when you’re thinking about doing something, but don’t know if you’ll do it? Tell someone. So I did. I told Dan there wasn’t really a reason for me not to write. So I need to keep going. I don’t quite know how much, how often, but I know that I …
Art – or craft?
Yesterday’s post was one where I surprised myself through writing. That’s generally a good thing. We know that writing can help clear our heads, but sometimes it’s good to get the proof. Particularly when we’re discovering something along the way. What is a writer anyway? Someone who devotes a lot of time to writing, I …