Blue Posts and writing
Jul. 6th, 2005 11:22 amWe went up mob-handed to the Blue Posts writers' group last night - a pleasant evening. Deirdre's husband Nick came with us: he's a sports correspondant for the Times and wants to expand his writing horizons a bit, but in turn it's interesting for the group - there's one journalist there already. We're hoping to drag Lynne Truss up there at some point.
We ended up not in the Blue Posts, but in a nice pub called The Champion, with rows of stained glass windows depicting various sporting champions. Looks Edwardian. On emerging, I discovered that this is in a street almost opposite the Oxford St Borders -![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fastfwd, may I suggest that if we get tired of the Ben Crouch (which a lot of people can't handle because of the sheer noise), Team Borders considers this place or the Blue Posts itself? We got a whole row of seats in the non-smoking section upstairs, which adjoins the smoking bar for those who indulge, and is quiet. No music! And both are actually closer than the BC.
Live Journal was represented byrozk and it's always fun to talk to her. Some Buffy was discussed - but also opera and Offenbach.
A little plug here for PRAYER CUSHIONS OF THE FLESH, as Robert Irwin was also there: http://www.sfreader.com/read_review.asp?book=84
Otherwise, I have been editing DARKLAND, and have just finished another round of edits for SNAKE AGENT. I've also been making progress on BLOODMIND, the next novel for Macmillan: about 220 pp in so far, but a lot of editing will be needed. Connecting three very different story strands is also a challenge, but a good one.
Reading: Ian McLeod's HOUSE OF STORMS, which is excellent. Occasionally you read a book you wish you'd written. This is one of them.
We ended up not in the Blue Posts, but in a nice pub called The Champion, with rows of stained glass windows depicting various sporting champions. Looks Edwardian. On emerging, I discovered that this is in a street almost opposite the Oxford St Borders -
fastfwd, may I suggest that if we get tired of the Ben Crouch (which a lot of people can't handle because of the sheer noise), Team Borders considers this place or the Blue Posts itself? We got a whole row of seats in the non-smoking section upstairs, which adjoins the smoking bar for those who indulge, and is quiet. No music! And both are actually closer than the BC. Live Journal was represented by
rozk and it's always fun to talk to her. Some Buffy was discussed - but also opera and Offenbach. A little plug here for PRAYER CUSHIONS OF THE FLESH, as Robert Irwin was also there: http://www.sfreader.com/read_review.asp?book=84
Otherwise, I have been editing DARKLAND, and have just finished another round of edits for SNAKE AGENT. I've also been making progress on BLOODMIND, the next novel for Macmillan: about 220 pp in so far, but a lot of editing will be needed. Connecting three very different story strands is also a challenge, but a good one.
Reading: Ian McLeod's HOUSE OF STORMS, which is excellent. Occasionally you read a book you wish you'd written. This is one of them.
