Monthly Archives: March 2006

Musings on a non-writing day.

Posted on March 24, 2006
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else
by Cath

I don’t know why people are scared of Murakami, or see him as difficult or cerebral. He’s a wonderful writer who has written some brilliant books. Sure, some are surreal (The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is a good example), but some are deliciously simple and enchanting – e.g. Norweigan Wood. [...]

Why I love my library…

Posted on March 23, 2006
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else
by Cath

I downloaded Sol Stein’s “Stein on Writing” from my library’s online audio-books today. It’s the first time I’ve done that! Libraries in the UK don’t offer on-line audio books … at least, not the ones I frequented.

And the lesson for today is…

Posted on March 22, 2006
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else
by Cath

… don’t have the power switch for the computer by your foot! Honestly – I’d just finished 1500 words today (most of them will probably stay) when I accidentally hit the power switch on the extension cable below my desk. All I can say is thank Marvin for Word’s backup [...]