Hurrah for sunshine that has kept us company all weekend! But phew - the heat. I was glad to stay indoors today, in a brightly lit, air conditioned spacious room as I joined the Urban Writers Retreat for a second time. Here you can see my bike locked up outside the venue, The Make Lounge. It was a joy to cycle through quiet Sunday streets; so different to the usual hurly-burly of a week-day commute. I was lucky on this retreat. The day before I'd had a day's writing that had started badly and ended with an eureka moment on my way to the shops. I'd allowed myself to experiment with a chapter that felt a bit too 'out there'. But heeding my agent's advice to 'Have fun!' I went with it, and it's really opened up new avenues that work brilliantly (I hope) for the plot. So I arrived at The Make Lounge brimming with confidence and ideas about the way forwards. A good day's writing was had and cake-eating kept me sustained. Charlie bakes the most wonderful cakes for these retreats - lemon cupcake or iced carrot cake, anyone? Writing is good for the soul. It's not always so good for the waistline.
On Friday I went for a wander around Bethnal Green and stumbled across this wonderful shop front with three posters that seem to sum up Rules For Writers. Enjoy!
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