http://www.lunalouise.com Life in... well, wherever I happen to be at the time. Currently..... Cardiff! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:38:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Rough Grind   I knew the day would be a disaster. Standing with a rubber chicken in my hand I know I shouldn’t have gone to The Grind. Matthew always says that Sally is welcome there, but it’s just not a good place for a dog, even one as well trained ... http://www.lunalouise.com/189/luna-writes-the-rough-grind/ Write an opening. Start with; January was...     Luna writes;   January was behaving erratically. The apartment was empty and she was pacing through it. My first impression was of distress. Her face was haunted, full of dread, eyes frantic and unfocused. She walked up and down in straight lines in a pattern that ... http://www.lunalouise.com/195/luna-writes-beginnings-ii/ Write an opening. Start with; January was...     Luna writes;   January was thirteen. Much like eight, eleven or even three. No, not three. Better than three. Another month has passed. And innumerable still to come. The work, a repetitive cycle. Once all is complete, the starts again tomorrow. Like a coal ship supplying ... http://www.lunalouise.com/194/luna-writes-beginnings-i/ Luna writes microfiction part II.     My life in 100 words   Picking at a measel my mom told me not to touch. Climbing a lamppost to play on the roof. Rotterdam - The Netherlands. A pub of 3 by 3 with two clocks and a jukebox. Looking out over vineyards farther than ... http://www.lunalouise.com/193/luna-writes-microfiction-ii/ An exercise in microfiction. All credit to my writing tutor Amanda Rackstraw. This exercise has to be followed along and not pre-read or you will spoil the clue of the exercise for yourself. So don't read ahead ! Okay, here we go. Draw three medium-sized circles on your paper. Place eight ... http://www.lunalouise.com/192/luna-writes-microfiction-i/ This is a great warm-up exercise to writing that we did in class. Not for the ambidextrous. All credit to Amanda Rackstraw, my writing tutor. Take some time to clear your mind and I know that is about as easy as it sounds. If you are not the meditative kind, it ... http://www.lunalouise.com/191/luna-writes-the-warm-up/ We are back among the living and I'm writing a quick note to let you know, the read-through review will recommence. For those interested, Dax posted his personal statement that he had written for the ceremony on stereodax. http://www.lunalouise.com/188/return/ The read-through review of The Graveyard Book is temporarily halted. This because of some insignificant event that's coming up, like Dax and my wedding. Can you believe it? We will continue after the break. Hope you'll join me then. http://www.lunalouise.com/187/break/ For previous chapters in this review, click here or go there by clicking on the The Graveyard Book tag in the tagcloud in the bottom right hand column. If you have not already done so, watch Neil read chapter four here. Chapter 4 The Witch's Headstone After foreshadowing being the central subject of ... http://www.lunalouise.com/180/neil-gaiman-the-graveyard-book-chapter-4/ For previous chapters in this review, click here or go there by clicking on the The Graveyard Book tag in the tagcloud in the bottom right hand column. If you have not already done so, watch Neil read chapter three here. Chapter 3 The Hounds of God I am in two minds about ... http://www.lunalouise.com/178/neil-gaiman-%e2%80%93-the-graveyard-book-%e2%80%93-chapter-3/