Monthly Archives: May 2012

End-of-the-week thoughts

Posted on May 27, 2012 by admin

Weird. I see from these entries that it’s just about six weeks since I began work on what I thought would be the second draft of my novel. It feels much longer ago, probably because the book I’m writing now … Continue reading →

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Lincs & Lancs

Posted on May 20, 2012 by admin

We’ve spent most of this past week in Lincolnshire. Now well into his second draft of The Adjacent, Chris suddenly decided he really needed to visit the WW2 bomber bases at Coningsby and Scampton, territory that formed one of the … Continue reading →

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More with the worldbuilding – literally

Posted on May 10, 2012 by admin

Reading this wonderful article in The Guardian about dollshouses and the people who make them, I was struck most especially by these words spoken by Jose Aleson, a guy from North London who fell into dollshouse-making by accident but now … Continue reading →

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Jack in the Green

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

The Mayday Bank Holiday in Hastings is Jack in the Green day, a traditional or pagan festival that celebrates the ritual slaying of winter and the welcome release of summer into the world. It was a big thing in Hastings … Continue reading →

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It was all right on the night

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

Last night we attended the presentation of the 26th Arthur C. Clarke Award, which went to Jane Rogers for her novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb. It was an enjoyable evening indeed. The happy sense of occasion that always accompanies … Continue reading →

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