Today I've been sorting through my filing cabinet and discovering all sorts of fabulous and strange artifacts I previously stashed away. Some are worth keeping, others not so much... To help satisfy the requirements of the Very Inspiring Blogger meme -- bestowed upon me by the wittily wonderful Liv Rancourt a week or so ago … Continue reading Inside the mind of a hoarder
For this week's Phoneography Challenge, 'My Neighbourhood', I've decided to share with you the cafes in which I most commonly write. So I've spent all week taking photos -- plus included one or two I'd previously taken (on my phone of course!). My criteria for cafes to write in are: good coffee, nice ambiance and … Continue reading Phoneography Challenge: My Neighbourhood (or ‘My Writing Cafes’)
Is there any creature more synonymous with fantasy than the DRAGON? I don't think so. I cannot count the number of novels and movies featuring dragons. They appear in many different guises -- they may be ferocious and evil, gentle and benevolent, or else plain disinterested in man. They may or may not speak or possess … Continue reading D is for Dragon
This past week I've been thinking a lot about International Women's Day -- which was yesterday (Friday 8 March). It seems to me its prominence increases with every year . . . and yet I have mixed feelings about the celebration. Last year, I convinced myself I didn't like it at all. It appeared out … Continue reading International Women’s Day must truly empower, not demean
Since it's phoneography month here at WordPress, I'm about to give mobile blogging a go... I've driven nearly 2 hours to the small Victorian town of Castlemaine for a gig by English folk singer Seth Lakeman. And from the sound check, which I'm currently listening to, it's going to be great! The photo below is … Continue reading Weekly photo challenge: lost in the details
After my positive experience during NaNoWriMo last November (when I wrote a stack of words on my WIP) I'm now considering signing up for Camp NaNoWriMo. Yep. It can all happen again in April and/or July -- the word slinging, the discipline, the moral support from the writing community. This time we have the flexibility … Continue reading Packing for Camp NaNoWriMo
I seem to have been spending all my blogging time watching episodes of the Science Fiction series Fringe recently... So this post is going to address a question that's been at the forefront of my mind as I watch Season 3. (Warning: Spoilers.) How would you feel if a doppelganger took over your life for … Continue reading If I had a doppelganger, who would notice?
The theme is I was thinking about something metaphorical, since I'm trying to progress both my careers at the moment... But I couldn't find exactly the image concept I wanted. And then I was so inspired by the fact that the Alhambra had inspired the theme in the first place, that I decided to … Continue reading Weekly photo challenge: forward
It's amazing the things you come across when sorting through your junk pile, er, study. This box was presented to me last year for my birthday. Inside was my real present, but the outside was so spectacularly decorated I had to pause and admire. And my sister told me my (then) nearly two-year-old nephew had … Continue reading The box I don’t want to get rid of
Some might think them a cliche, but for me castles are one of the quintessential hallmarks of classical fantasy. I love them -- soaring towers and turrets, imposing battlements, mazes of halls and corridors and bedchambers, walls so thick the characters can hold parties upon them . . . and so often overlooking a majestic landscape or … Continue reading C is for castle
Ellen Gregory 