I went to America ... and read twelve books of the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters (as you do). I wrote down several amusing quotations. (I would be sitting in a chair and giggling. Yes, people noticed. No, I didn't mind. My humour was tickled, you see, and when my humour is tickled nothing… Continue reading Murderers, Dead Bodies and Overthrowing the Government – Quotables
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The Traveller Returns!
I had to give up several items of clothing, a pair of shoes and an hairbrush, but I did it; with only a handbag and a carry on case I brought nineteen books home with me. They* say that travelling broadens the mind and enriches the pen. They could be correct. As I looked out… Continue reading The Traveller Returns!
Bookish Influences – Real-Life Tales and Conflicting Opinions
Have you ever felt the urge to stand high up on a mountain, face a night of freezing cold, sleet and snow all the while staring heroically out into the distance? No? Well you obviously haven't read Rora then. Rora by James Byron Huggins I can remember when I first read this. The copy in… Continue reading Bookish Influences – Real-Life Tales and Conflicting Opinions
Confessions
I have neglected my blogging. And the reading of blogs of fellow bloggers. Picture a mole diving underground from internet interaction. Yep, that it is a little like me. A List of What I've Been Doing: - gone a week's holiday, on a boat, on the water. - avoided the midday sun on said… Continue reading Confessions
Quotables – Write Until the Cogs Mesh
From experience, I knew what to do. Write. Write anything. Bad sentences, meaningless sentences, anything to get the mind fixed again to that sheet of paper and oblivious of the 'real' world. Write until the words begin to make sense, the cogs mesh, the wheels start to turn, the creaking movement quickens and becomes a… Continue reading Quotables – Write Until the Cogs Mesh
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