Monthly Archives: March 2008

Writing yourself well

Posted on March 28, 2008 by angela

I’ve just read, over at the wonderful Stuck in a Book, that he’s just about to read Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper. He has a treat in store. And that reminded me that Perkins Gilman also wrote about why … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dr Dahl, Rachmaninov, Reasons to write, Stuck in a Book, The Yellow Wallpaper | 3 Comments

Prinknash (pr Prinnidge)

Posted on March 24, 2008 by angela

I am going here where these Benedictine monks live The reason I am going is that this was my great-grandmother’s childhood home (she of the biography I was going to write, now of the novel that I am about to … Continue reading →

Posted in great-grandmother, Macfie, Noel, Prinknash, RMS Titanic, Rothes | 3 Comments

Procrastination

Posted on March 20, 2008 by angela

A friend of mine, a wonderful artist who works in all kinds of media (mediums?) told me about the Jerwood Moving image award winners. I highly recommend Johnny Kelly’s (which is called PROCRASTINATION). It’ll take you about 5 minutes to … Continue reading →

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Old work, new work

Posted on March 19, 2008 by angela

While staring through the window and dreaming about my new novel (and doing some planning) I find images from my first novel stealing into my mind. I ask myself if that’s because I’m afraid of stepping into the new or … Continue reading →

Posted in art and fear, First novels, frank lloyd wright, ivy, new novel, new work, old work | 2 Comments

The Cornflower Book Group

Posted on March 15, 2008 by angela

Yesterday, at the Cornflower Book Group, Speaking of Love came out of the hat to be read next. It’s the fifth volume to be read by Cornflower Book Group members and discussion will begin from 12 April on Cornflower’s blog. … Continue reading →

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Monet and painting, MATing and writing

Posted on March 12, 2008 by angela

Today MATing translates as ‘writing this before I begin to stare through the window’. Sometimes it takes much staring before I can write. This story knows what I mean: One day Monet was sitting on the bench in his garden … Continue reading →

Posted in how writers artists and musicians work, MATing, Monet, painting, writing | 4 Comments

Cover story … and fab reports

Posted on March 7, 2008 by angela

In October I asked people to tell me the short story that Speaking of Love‘s paperback cover told them. I promised a copy of the paperback to the writer of the story that most appealed to me (see original post … Continue reading →

Posted in Angela Young, Eliza Graham, event reports, Mark Thornton, Mostly Books, Paperback cover, Simon Thomas, Speaking of Love, Spread the Word, Stuck in a Book, World Book Day | 1 Comment

Congratulations to …

Posted on March 6, 2008 by angela

… Jonathan Trigell and Boy A on becoming THE Book to Talk About, 2008. (Press release here.) And thank you to everyone who voted for Speaking of Love. It has been a privilege for the book to be on the … Continue reading →

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It’s a little bit funny …

Posted on March 5, 2008 by angela

… this feeling inside. The rest of Elton John’s song doesn’t apply, but today is a day when it’s difficult to concentrate because I’m feeling a bit funny inside and I’m not even trying to MAT: a MAT is being … Continue reading →

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Do you live near Oxford (England)?

Posted on March 3, 2008 by angela

If you do, and you aren’t already doing something tonight, you might like to come to Mostly Books in Stert Street, Abingdon at 7.30 to hear Eliza Graham and I talking about the effect that the Spread the Word, Books … Continue reading →

Posted in Abingdon, Angela Young, Eliza Graham, Mostly Books, Oxford, Playing with the Moon, Speaking of Love, Spread the Word, World Book Day | 2 Comments

Daffodils for St David’s day

Posted on March 1, 2008 by angela

… from my little garden. … aren’t they beautiful? And because it’s St David’s day why not support a Welsh Arts Centre that might lose its Arts Council funding? The St Donat’s Arts Centre runs the wonderful Beyond the Border … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond the Border, daffodils, Speaking of Love, St David's day, St Donat's Arts Center | 1 Comment