Great books have just as much beauty in their construction as any other structure.
Reading a new one is entering the writer’s castle in the air, discovering places, situations and people as real as any other. A beautifully written book gives readers the feeling of living there for as long as they wish to linger.
Rereading a favourite is like coming home.
Let me help you give them well planned and executed, exquisitely decorated settings creating the mood best suited to your story.
Like many writers, I love people, watching them, talking to them, listening to them and trying to see how they tick. However, I equally love being away from people, the noise, the politics, the personality clashes and the trouble!
This is for my friends attending and performing at the Tamworth Music Festival and the Bush Poetry events associated with it. Listen for the music in the words and listen to more music.
Reading old books is a special pleasure. I love learning about times past, noting the changes in attitude, values, customs, beliefs and in the way people use words and ideas. Some wisdom is timeless.
Some time ago, I read about someone who said that their idea of decorating was working out where to put the next bookcase. I identify completely! Don’t you?
We’ve officially run out of bookcases. Maybe I need one of these bookcases so that my house can be beautifully furnished. Do you think that I can hide behind it and catch up on my reading too? Nothing’s impossible but… sigh.
Zoetic Words 