Comments on: What presents did you get?

By: tetl

tetl — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:23:02 +0000

I got a great notebook from Paperchase from my big sister, and the Chronicles of Narnia from my mum. Plus money to buy more books!

By: Superzig

Superzig — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:45:16 +0000

All I got was a banana
My Girlfriend said it was a euphemism
but I couldn’t play it….
(space for obvious next line)

Happy New Year!

By: Gavinh2009

Gavinh2009 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:19:58 +0000

I got lots of DVDs, as I love them, and I also got the Twilight and Vampire Diaries books. I also got money too, and I bought the Writers & Artists’ Yearbook 2010, it is actually amazing, I am so glad I bought it now.

By: Jessica Blake

Jessica Blake — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:21:27 +0000

I got money as a Christmas present and bought myself “Possession” by A.S. Byatt and “Little Prince”. The first I haven’t read just yet and I saw the movie so I’m motivated and I wanted a copy of the second in English.
I decided that it would be best to do a bit of reading and yesterday I started working on chapter 19. It requires a lot of historical information and digging so I am a bit afraid of not doing it right, but I plan on writing at least 3-4 chapters during these holidays. I finally thought of a form in which I would present my book, something in a line of Anna Karenina; book 1, chapters… book 2 – chapters.. etc. It makes sense considering how huge the plot line is (will be, once I write the first draft. And oh, then the second and the third draft…).
What I wish for New Year (because Christmas has passed) is time and focus; undisturbed moments in which I could create a setting for my characters to come out of my head and onto the page. I wish that to all writers here and everywhere, a successful and creatively spent year to come.
All best!

By: Claire Fogg (Publisher, Yearbooks)

Claire Fogg (Publisher, Yearbooks) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:14:48 +0000

Paul Lamb – that sounds good. I wonder how much time you managed to put aside for writing – and did anyone else squeeze some valuable writing time into the festivities?

I did get a book – not one I’d expected but it is a lot of fun. It’s called ‘Fopdoodle and Salmagundi’ and it’s a selection of words (and meanings) from Dr Samuel Johnson’s dictionary which have long been forgotten about.

By: Cressida Downing (Editorial Consultant)

Cressida Downing (Editorial Consultant) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:09:08 +0000

Paul – oh yes! Time – I could definitely do with some of that. I am considering blocking in a regular weekly slot for whatever I want to do for myself this year. If I fill in my diary now – it may happen.

hillbilly – great idea! Actually no-one gave me a book this year, but I did get some vouchers for a big department store, so might use them to get a couple then.

Cressida

By: hillbilly

hillbilly — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:05:01 +0000

One of the only ways to get the book you want is to do what I’ve done for years: wrap yourself a present from ‘a secret admirer’. It’s amazing how he always gets just the book I was wanting. This year it was the newest Patrick Gale. Thanks for the link to the Atwood site – enjoyed her list. I too would recommend ‘How Not to Write a Novel’. Very funny. Very helpful.

By: Paul Lamb

Paul Lamb — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:03:20 +0000

What I wanted to receive (and maybe I did) was more time for writing. There is never enough.