Category Archives: MATing

Thursday last …

Posted on June 16, 2009 by angela

… on Thursday last I gave my second novel, whose working title is Hope Remains, to my agent. And now I feel oddly bereft. I have become so used to spending my days immersed in the sadnesses and joys of … Continue reading →

Posted in great-grandmother, Hope Remains, MATing, second novel, Thursday's child, Titanic | 14 Comments

In the blink of an eye

Posted on April 5, 2008 by angela

Jean-Dominique Bauby (Jean-Do to his friends) wrote a whole book, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, by the arduous process of one blink for each letter. In French it’s called La Scaphandre et le Papillon. (I tried to upload a … Continue reading →

Posted in Jean-Dominique Bauby, La Scaphandre and le Papillon, Locked-in syndrome, MATing, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | 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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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

Need cheering up?

Posted on January 28, 2008 by angela

I have just been to The Big Green Blookshop blog – which I found on Fidra’s blog. I’ve been MATing all morning and I really MUST get down to some writing, but if you need cheering up (I don’t this … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Green Bookshop, cheering up, feeling blue, Fidra Books, MATing | 1 Comment