When Miss Pitch asked for romantic novels, I couldn’t resist submitting Bel and Alec to Pitch Parlour. Comments are already flooding in, and quite a few are positive. Should I give my star-crossed lovers another outing to the publishing world? I only wished I had checked the text I lazily lifted from another file more … Continue reading Pitch Parlour
Maybe because I had just finished the marvellous What was Lost by Catherine O’Flynn (my first ever five stars on Library Thing) I had trouble choosing a book to take away on our Gower trip. I ended up rushing into the library and choosing a handful almost at random hoping at least one would appeal. In the … Continue reading Away from it all
Yesterday we managed to squeeze in a visit to Banksy versus Bristol Museum. I say ‘squeeze in’ because even on a Monday afternon we queued for 45 minutes which left us just less than one hour to see what all the fuss was about. In the two main exhibition areas I was initially unconvinced. The images … Continue reading Banksy at Bristol
On returning from a conference, the writer was asked if her attendance there had been a success. Her answer was that, on a personal level, this was probably not the case, since although she had achieved her ambition of meeting not just one but two literary agents, neither of them seemed likely to add her … Continue reading The Writer’s Journey
A friend and colleague donated a kidney to his Dad last week. Not only that but he has been keeping us updated by text and tweets ever since! I’m glad to say both patients are doing well and Matt is back home from hospital already. I suppose we all think we would donate an organ if … Continue reading Living and giving (2)
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