Helen Callaghan

I love it. Though still kind of bummed Laezel left me for diplomatic work on the Astral Plane.

And weirdly, people treat you as some kind of Greek Stoic despite the fact it makes zero difference to your level of productivity.

I did it - I am by nature a night owl (and would default back to that all things being equal) but I got into the habit of getting up at dawn to write. It is a really good feeling to have done most things before everyone else is awake.

Apply!! Apply!! You’re not going to regret it. Even if you’ve not started yet, you still have time❤️

The photo is of the inside of Gladstone's Library. The space is open to the dark wood Tudor-style rafters with a gallery floor on the left side. Downstairs, people sit at wooden tables, and there are carved wooden columns and wooden shelves full of books. Lights strong from wire hang in the open space. Upstairs, the wooden railings sit in front of wooden desks, which are flanked by more book-lined shelves.

There are still 10 days to apply for the Milford Bursary for SF Writers of Colour!
A 2024 recipient, @naomieselojor.bsky.social, says in her report, "I’d give anything to have that experience all over again."
So, what are you waiting for?
www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm

Miss Smilla’s Feeling For Snow by Peter Hoeg

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

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Day 10

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The only financial advice you’ll ever need…

Ah I misunderstood - I thought it meant novels (only just woken up after gallstone attack and realised I’d missed my yoga class so reading comprehension not all it should be). I thought it meant writing for the market.

I shall withdraw until common sense returns.

I may be some time…

Umm…

Me neither!

Thank you! I was obsessed with this book as a teenager!

The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

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The meme I didn't know I needed

The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8

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A brown old vellum book in a colden cabinet

Yesterday I got to lay eyes on the one and only Codex Regius Poetic Edda.

This little book is by far the most valuable book in Iceland, and arguably for the whole of Northern Europe. It was written during the 1270s and it is the sole source of so much that we know about Norse Mythology.

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7

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The Bridge by Iain Banks

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Day 6

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The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

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Day 5

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Was by Geoff Ryman

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Day 4

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Middlemarch by George Eliot

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The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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Drinking Sapphire Wine by Tanith Lee

First ever post!

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