tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post5824574070906078574..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: My Writing Scrap BookCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-46535183172745937112016-01-18T10:05:52.336+00:002016-01-18T10:05:52.336+00:00Btw commenting on great blogs is my procrastinatio...Btw commenting on great blogs is my procrastination of choice. Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-13708167061865508722016-01-18T10:03:56.123+00:002016-01-18T10:03:56.123+00:00I don't mind the no-cake. I can't cope wi...I don't mind the no-cake. I can't cope with no wine. Currently trying big-lunch-no-dinner.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-75634060242635291952016-01-18T10:02:58.010+00:002016-01-18T10:02:58.010+00:00... not just science and news. History is full of...... not just science and news. History is full of surprising and unlikely stories!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-31070377424587319852016-01-18T09:34:59.803+00:002016-01-18T09:34:59.803+00:00Explode away, Candy! I'm checking out Nick Lak...Explode away, Candy! I'm checking out Nick Lake now! Also going to write, NOW!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-58952724983096465932016-01-18T09:33:51.510+00:002016-01-18T09:33:51.510+00:00As above. xAs above. xAddy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-9735866354535073862016-01-18T09:32:46.123+00:002016-01-18T09:32:46.123+00:00Thanks, Ana. Ah, people watching is so fun! I once...Thanks, Ana. Ah, people watching is so fun! I once stood at the top of the underground waiting to meet someone. A loving couple came along, kissing. They parted with looks of sweet sorrow and the girl went the wrong way down the up escalator. It's the sort of thing I do.Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-64446095046088160322016-01-18T09:29:16.064+00:002016-01-18T09:29:16.064+00:00So true, Kathy and Teri! I used to subscribe to Ne...So true, Kathy and Teri! I used to subscribe to New Scientist (that was back when I thought my maths was good enough to become an astro-physicist). National Geographic is a world of beauty. When we were on Orkney, we met tow photographers taking photos for NG. They spent an entire day, taking images of one incised stone and the results were AMAZINGAddy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-87810425793475134352016-01-18T09:24:01.593+00:002016-01-18T09:24:01.593+00:00Yes. But we love you anyway.Yes. But we love you anyway.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-61577181269696536212016-01-18T09:23:43.195+00:002016-01-18T09:23:43.195+00:00Is this Oy Yew? Oooh very excited to read the rest...Is this Oy Yew? Oooh very excited to read the rest of it.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-13165081612366762272016-01-18T09:22:01.960+00:002016-01-18T09:22:01.960+00:00Oh! And may I add to your list? Read a FANTASTIC b...Oh! And may I add to your list? Read a FANTASTIC book. I can recommend There Will Be Lies and There Will Be the Truth by Nick Lake. Apart from an intriguing plot and lots of surprises, very beautiful words. I love beautiful words. They make me want to write.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-91186827952178323342016-01-18T09:20:32.750+00:002016-01-18T09:20:32.750+00:00What a wonderful post, Addy! I loved it. I'm l...What a wonderful post, Addy! I loved it. I'm looking down a deadline this January and after an exilarating trip to the Philiippines, I'm struggling to empty my head of all the other Stuff. Here's to an explosion of creativity in a tough month.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-66825824374582817932016-01-18T08:37:15.580+00:002016-01-18T08:37:15.580+00:00I always look forward to January as a me time. My ...I always look forward to January as a me time. My brain is empty of all the Christmas planning and to do lists and I feel ready to be creative. I have a good tidy up of all my writer's stuff, clear the desk, sort the computer files and I'm ready to roll. I love January! Am I the odd one out?Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-27180991671862278772016-01-18T08:31:35.311+00:002016-01-18T08:31:35.311+00:00Love the phone call from a turtle. Having just fin...Love the phone call from a turtle. Having just finished writing a trilogy, January is a genuinely blank page and it's very exciting. I'm using it to top up my ideas tank with guilt-free musings and meanderings. I would add museums, travel and people-watching.Ana Salotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373695860557420762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-69235757034529958852016-01-18T08:29:51.865+00:002016-01-18T08:29:51.865+00:00p.s. so I'm guessing Pullman stole that idea f...p.s. so I'm guessing Pullman stole that idea from Hemingway... ;-)Teri Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641477543947472370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-6599096891431299722016-01-18T08:26:16.115+00:002016-01-18T08:26:16.115+00:00Oh yes - New Scientist is brilliant! I was on Twit...Oh yes - New Scientist is brilliant! I was on Twitter with Virginia Bergin (who wrote Rain) the other day, and found out that we both wrote books from an idea after reading something in New Scientist...!!Teri Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641477543947472370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-47068943760313291352016-01-18T08:23:30.648+00:002016-01-18T08:23:30.648+00:00I wonder if January sometimes feels difficult crea...I wonder if January sometimes feels difficult creatively as a direct result of the proliferation of no-cake-no-wine resolutions? There is a limited amount of willpower in one soul, after all! <br /><br />I like your pile of books for inspiration. Wasn't it Hemingway who said that in art you can steal anything if you can make it better?Teri Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641477543947472370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-57880690156440259332016-01-18T08:11:13.729+00:002016-01-18T08:11:13.729+00:00Great post Addy - I want to add National Geographi...Great post Addy - I want to add National Geographic and New Scientist to your science catagory! Brilliant.Kathryn Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439670363289229014noreply@blogger.com