I am posting this a little early. The month hasn't finished yet, but... The challenge was to write a line or two about each day of the month. Nothing more. But it was a reminder to see the world through the lens of the imagination, to remind yourself each day that you are a writer. And, who knows, perhaps one of those lines might spark into another piece of writing. That was certainly the case for me. Not an easy exercise, but one that got easier. And a writing habit I think

I told the woman behind the counter, I wasn't looking for anything in particular but I would know it when I saw it. Mostly, I was looking for older books that might inspire Friendship Book stories, but I wasn't getting into that. So, she did what any good bookseller should do - she recommended something. I might have walked past it, but she said it was different and, sometimes, that's all it takes to hook me. I found some "work" books, then I added Seascraper to the pile. It

One week off isn't long - but I missed the place :-) Welcome back! As is so often the case, a small group makes for a good session. To those of you who were busy elswehere, we missed you. But we still had fun! Today was mostly talking, but we got a lot of stuff lined up, which is as good a way as any to start a session off. We talked about Ravenfest (the deadline is on the 7th of Nov) and what made something in the style of Edgar Allen Poe. Who is up for that challenge? Deird