Monthly Archives: May 2008

Favourite authors, at a moment’s notice …

Posted on May 31, 2008 by angela

Simon at Stuck-in-a-Book tagged me for this meme, which began on Heather’s site, Errant Thoughts. Thank you , Simon … . 1. Who’s your all-time favourite author, and why? John Fowles because his use of language is astonishing, glorious, erudite … Continue reading →

Posted in Favourite authors, Jeanette Winterson, John Fowles, Lewis Carroll, Marina Fiorato, Rose Tremain, Stuck in a Book, The Glassblower of Murano | 10 Comments

Foot Planning

Posted on May 20, 2008 by angela

In the poem called ‘Words’ for Lucy in Don’t Let them Tell you How to Grieve, there are these lines: one foot in front of the otherand don’t forget to breathe They are the last lines in a poem which … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Them Tell You How To Grieve

Posted on May 13, 2008 by angela

I read about this extraordinarily beautiful, touching, poignant, funny, sad, life-affirming, illuminating, comforting and grief-understanding collection of poems by Gina Claye on dovegreyreader’s blog at the end of April. I ordered myself a couple of copies which arrived this morning. … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation … ?

Posted on May 8, 2008 by angela

I found a clever little widget over at Bookersatz which translates your blog for you. It’s called Altavista Babelfish Translator and you can see it over there on the right and down a bit. But because the title of my … Continue reading →

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Research, and fiction

Posted on May 5, 2008 by angela

It is an extraordinary thing (although obvious I’m sure to all except me) the way that research informs fiction and changes its direction. Several years ago, when I was writing a series of Just-Soesque short stories for children, I spent … Continue reading →

Posted in camels, fiction, inspiration, ostriches, Ostriches or the brids nobody noticed, research, research in fiction, Spider, Zoological Society library | 8 Comments