Showing posts with label bookworm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bookworm. Show all posts

Friday, 5 September 2008

Broody Hen and Bookworms

Finally Matilda (or Tildy as she is affectionately known) has quit being broody. It has taken the poor dear nearly six weeks to realise that the eggs she keeps sitting on will a) keep mysteriously disappearing every day and b) will never hatch as she has no man in her life! She remains a bit skittish compared to our other three but hopefully will be back laying again soon.
Kat and I have been working on the Bodmin Bookworm yesterday and today. She has done a fantastic job and once the site is live I highly recommend a visit. I have been doing my bit emailing headteachers to get assembly dates and getting them to send logos etc. Her sister has done a cracking job on the logo as seen above. Excited about this as we have a chance to encourage creative writing from age 4-18 that is not classroom based. (The little worm below was supposed to be animated but he seems a little static.)
As well as spending a great day working with Kat we also mused over the possibility of either of us being David Tennants new companion now Catherine Tate has left, or whether we would have had a shot at dating him if we had not married our respective husbands....mmm remote and unlikely but always worth a little fantasy muse I guess.
Also managed to begin the write up of some of the material I did while away on holiday for my novel so I was pleased to begin to make a dent on that too. I do need to revisit the chapter planning again before I go too much further, but I am happy to be writing again.

Thursday, 15 May 2008

Bodmin Bookworm



I was excited to share the vision I have for creating 'The Bodmin Bookworm' through the schools and library service in Bodmin. I am aiming to set up a blog that will encourage all school children in the Bodmin area to post creative material on set topics and themes, creating a 'virtual' after school club.

I am excited about this as I have been feeling frustrated and a little disappointed at how little time I seem to have to write anything. I hope by doing this blog and through ventures such as The Bookworm I can develop my creativity while also encourgaing youngsters to pursue theirs.


Looking forward to sharing this with 'The Krazy Blue Kreators' (The Creative Writing After School Club) at Lanivet School.


Creating the detail for the Bookworm came as a 3am moment which in my view gives it far more validity!!!

What Kind of Book am I?

You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi
You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible.
You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress.

Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas.
And while you may be a bit off the wall, there's no denying how insightful and creative you are.

Writing Tip of the Day



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