And Its Goodnight From Me - Book Fest

Went for a browse around the new book resale shop - oh I'm in heaven. Spent too much of course. I managed to pick a few biographies, a mushy novel and a couple of creative writing books (keen am I or what?)

Finally got my hands on JK Rowling's biography - perfect get into the mind of a fantasy writer, and I love Harry. Maybe I can use the fact I need to read to research as an excuse to read the final Potter novel again.

I also had a couple of novels put on lay way as I couldn't remember which ones I had already. Yes I know I really need to catalogue my Agatha Christie and Pratchett. I got my course stuff organised so don;t want to scare everyone by appearing totally efficient do I?

Anyway I'm going to curl up for night with Madonna, her biography of course I ain't that lucky!!!



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Morning Pages - The Beginnings

Morning Pages

So today is my first day as a writing student and I now have to train myself into a few minutes scribbling each morning. When the first unit arrived from Vanda yesterday I was excited and still am.

I'm aiming to start by doing a little each day and I guess this is where I'll air my none too humble opinion on the day before. I did a quick scan through yesterday, like a kid with a new toy - I wanna start playing. And like the present from that uncle each Christmas I couldn't. Why? - no kit (paper and folders instead of batteries not included).

So did I throw a toddler style tantrum - no I have grown up a tiny tad in 41 years. Instead I started a blog, well a set of blogs purely for my writing. I could in theory work on the computer, not likely no one in my house takes me seriously working on the PC, yet they do when I am sat with my old, faithful Parker and bottle of Quink. Perhaps the pen has more authority over technology as well as being mightier than the sword. Writing in ink has something I'm sure but that's a topic for another days waffling.

I also went through my writing bookmarks, printing out the sections relevant to unit 1. I'll use them as resources which I guess is their purpose, well it is now.

Today is about getting myself organized, there's a first time for everything. Maybe a state of semi chaos will do for starters. Already I think its going to be a couple of hours a day in the library. It's not been 30 minutes and I'm being hassled. Then a type up session on my PC/laptop. Laptop might be better as Paul will have his coursework to do and, of course, his own computer isn't good enough, so he'll nobble mine and fill its memory with crap - much the same as he does to mine each day.

Jems 30 August 2007

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