National Novel Writing Month

Http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Worth a try - focus on writing every day for a month and see where it takes you. I tried it 2 years ago but became unstuck after two weeks. Maybe now is the the time to revisit the beginnings of my novel!

Quotes

'Sit down, write and believe and let your pen lead you to your story'

Reading

Books I'm reading at the moment -
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway (beautifully written and I can almost hear George Michael singing Miss Sarajevo in the background) and
Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve - wonderful writing as ever and perfect reading on a stormy winter's night

Writing

More editing done - I must be on the 20th edit of my current piece. Still a bit more to make it 'sparkling and polished'

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

Ode to Autumn
How I love this poem! So evocative of this time of the year

Reading

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

Picnic under the Stars Part II

Another wonderful evening, glorious picnic, great company, perfect weather and top rate entertainment. Very good dramatisation of Great Expectations, played by only four actors - what skill and what larks!