How was I ever able to organise my thoughts without ‘atomising’ them—breaking them down into smaller and smaller discrete notes—and then linking them together?
Writing tagged: ‘Darwin book’
Everything I needed was already in my notes!
I’ve known it from the start, but this new way of making notes is perfect for the way I tend to work. It’s what I’ve been looking for all these years.
HebWeb interview
I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.
New facts emerge
On the unavoidably provisional nature of essay collections.
When notes begin talking to each other
Out of nowhere, I suddenly found myself with an interesting new idea…
Making notes about my own book
In which going through a lot of faff yields benefits.
Newsletter No. 21: Positively sluggish
Richard Mabey · Tim Dee · Mark Cocker · Amy Liptrot · Kathleen Jamie · Patti Smith · Alan Bennett · Melissa Harrison · Urban Birder · Patrick Wright · Clive James · and more…
Let the tweaking commence!
In which I decide to break a self-imposed rule.
Late autumn
Under self-imposed semi-house-arrest. Phase two of the Squirrel Wars. Binge reading. A brace of anniversaries.
24 August 2020
The stuff I plough through for my readers!