Synopsis of The Long Way to London
A synopsis of The Long Way to London, the first part of Elin’s Story, that I wrote for the Stockholm Writer’s Festival 2018. This version includes hyperlinks to more information about the story and the characters.
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A synopsis of The Long Way to London, the first part of Elin’s Story, that I wrote for the Stockholm Writer’s Festival 2018. This version includes hyperlinks to more information about the story and the characters.
In which I start afresh to keep a writing diary and report from Jessica Hovey’s creative writing course at Folkuniversitet that I attended recently in preparation for the Stockholm Writers’ Festival coming up in April.
Ursula K Le Guin has died at the age of 88. Some thoughts and memories associated with a lifetime of reading her work. Illustrated with an attempted digital drawing of her as a young and old woman with the map of Earthsea – arguably her greatest creation.
How I use Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Recognition Software to translate and create written texts, with a recommendation for a smartphone dictation app called Dictate+Connect.
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My quarterly reading round-up – all the books I’ve read in the first quarter of 2017 from Putin via Patti Smith and Jonas Hassan Khemiri to George RR Martin.
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I am reading Margaret Atwood’s book On Writers and Writing (originally Negotiating with the Dead). Here are some quotes about the writer’s motivation and what it is like for the writer, “going into a novel”.
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All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is Part 2 of 2. The second half of the year – but more books than in Part 1. I think I was getting into the swing of things. (Also re-reading which usually makes for a quicker read.)
All the books I read in 2016 as I kept my New Year resolution. This article is part 1 of 2 because I managed to read more than the 50 books that was my target, and I’ve got something to say something about each of them.
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In this instalment of my Reading Diary: how to begin a book, how to give it a chance, why giving up is an option – and an analysis of one book I gave up on.
The first entry in my new reading diary. An explanation, and a discussion about having books and giving books away. Also a bit about print media contra electronic.