With the Royal Infirmary now a PFI disaster area on the outskirts of the city - i'm leaving a good two hours to get there. Plus taking supplies of reading matter and my holga. Don't know why but the thought of having the means to be creative handy is a comfort.

in hard times

Great blog entry at Does Budda Watch Telly

I'm sure I've mentioned this blog before but if you haven't had a wonder  there - do !

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Better photies of the celestial spaceship here.

I went to a party in this Church, I'm always slighly anxious as the obscure sect who built it (Irvingites) belived that on the Day of Judgement the enitre church would rise up into the heavens like a celestial spaceship with the congreation in it. As a result they were most anxious to ornament the interior - hence the Phoebe Traquair murels. They seem to have been less concerned about providing kitchens, sleeping quarters, stores etc but perhaps the All Mighty was expected to provide. It just makes me somewhat nervous... I have visions of the Day of Judgement arriving while the party is carrying on and being carted off to the Heavens for All Eternity  with frankly a mixed bag of companions.

I'm taking up the example of StarryBlueSky and doing my own friday recommendations.

Developing your voice as a writer.

1. write write write !

2. get a cheap ink cartridge pen from WH Smiths or stationary shop. Its easier on your hands.

3. Get cheap notebooks - nothing you will worry about 'spoiling'.

4. go for quantity not quality - seriously your 'voice' will emerge out of it organically. Write excessively.

5. Get a copy of 'Writing Down the Bones' by Natalie Goldberg - this book has done more than I can express to develop my writing. I used it to get me through writing scripts and stories and poetry. I even use the techniques when wriiting for 'work'.