Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Erosion


Right. Finished that edit of Erosion. Now it's put away for a few weeks and then I'll revisit it, hopefully, please dear God, hopefully for the last time.
So, re-working the synopsis as I find those so difficult and continuing with Monster Belt. I'm glad. Looking at Erosion again, I can feel the characters of Monster Belt taking over and they can't, they're different. So it's a relief that I can put Erosion away for now.
And an image for Monster Belt. So much choice. What will it be? Goodbye Lizzie and Jez, hello Jane and Harris. Oh, and hello to the monster that lies in the crevices in everyone's head.

Tuesday, 4 October 2011


Wish I was here right now, in Oliva, Spain.

Changes

This year is full of changes. Another one today. Feel they are here to tell me something even if I can't always work out what it is.
I feel I'm beginning to understand certain things, about the wider picture of it all, and then something small and personal and selfish hits me.
This is life, I guess.

And in all this, I want to write the best book ever written!

But which one? Monster Belt, Meeting Coty (no, that's done and it's not the best, parts are..) Erosion, Leaving Coty or Jiddy Vardy?

I think it's between Leaving Coty and Monster Belt.

Okay. So, I'm learning things about the bigger picture....

Monday, 3 October 2011

Starting again

Changing our World

I'm not sure about the phrase 'think big.' If we think so big, the vastness of the idea, plan, dream, is intangible. Can be.
I prefer, start small, but also, think in numbers. Each individual performs one small act that if performed by many, many individuals, it becomes that one big thing.
More and more I'm believing in the power of many rather than of one. It feels better and it is more likely to make that idea, plan, dream become tangible and the process of getting there, to that aim, so much more enjoyable. It's the getting there that is part of the process too.

So, to change our world, start small. I'll show kindness, I'll have kindness shown to me, I'll pass it on and that other person will, to another and another. If we pass on kindness, thoughtfulness, common sense, attitudes will change, we won't need to slam people up in prisons, punish, shout, hit out, blame.
How long will this take?

There are already people out there doing this, so all we need to do, is to hold out our hands and join in.

Saturday, 1 October 2011

5

5

A clairvoyant told me to watch out for the number 5. This October, I've heard has 5 Mondays, 5 this, 5 that. Should I be excited or nervous? My gut instinct is to be excited. I don't want to waste it, whatever it is.