SCBWI

After a week in the Cotswolds who couldn't help but feel revived? The UK has some beautiful areas which really are worthy of exploration.

Perhaps one day I will describe my travels in some form of written record.

Until then let me tell you about the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators otherwise known as SCBWI which if you are serious about writing for children is well worth joining. The society organises professional and social events which help you to both network and develop as a writer. The organisation originates in the US but has a UK contingent and regional groups. Amongst other things they organise the annual children's writers' conference in Winchester.

News and Writing

Today I am battling with the common cold or a strange strain of February flu which has caused me to feel just a little under the weather. Still, it has forced me to take a break and to be lazy- something that I find quite difficult. I am forever finding things that need to be done. However just for a few days, I haven't done very much at all, and this has given me some time to write! Well, write this blog at least.

I am still writing two books I started ages ago and the journey is slow, but this coming week I hope to charge ahead with renewed vigour.

My few days at home resting have also meant that I have had to watch and listen to the news which can be depressing. In my pursuit of happiness (not to be confused with the film title spelt differently) I came across this: Happy News website, which as the website's name suggests is full of news which is not miserable, not depressing, not endlessly sad, but actually happy and positive. It is an American site as you will soon realise but here is a British news site with a positive but slightly different approach.