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Writing tagged: ‘Darwin book’

Obsidian graph

Making notes about my own book

In which going through a lot of faff yields benefits.

Published 17-May-2021
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Darwin book, note-making, Obsidian app, on writing, Zettelkasten
Slug

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…

Published 19-Feb-2021
Filed under: Writing Tags: Alan Bennett, Amy Liptrot, Clive James, Darwin book, insects, Kathleen Jamie, LRB, Mark Cocker, Melissa Harrison, Patrick Wright, Patti Smith, Richard Mabey, Tim Dee
#AmWriting

Let the tweaking commence!

In which I decide to break a self-imposed rule.

Published 25-Nov-2020
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Darwin book, on writing
Autumn in the upper Calder Valley

Late autumn

Under self-imposed semi-house-arrest. Phase two of the Squirrel Wars. Binge reading. A brace of anniversaries.

Published 24-Nov-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, Charles Darwin, coronavirus, Darwin book, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals, reading
Harebells

24 August 2020

The stuff I plough through for my readers!

Published 24-Aug-2020
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Darwin book, on writing
Barn owl

Newsletter No. 20: ‘Giving it the David Attenboroughs’

In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison · Luke Turner · Werner Herzog · Merlin Sheldrake · Robert Macfarlane · Gaby Wood · Caught by the River · Philip Hoare · and a host of talented extras.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: archaeology, birds, Caught by the River, Clive James, Darwin book, Donald Hall, Gaby Wood, Gilbert White, Luke Turner, Melissa Harrison, Merlin Sheldrake, Philip Hoare, Philip Larkin, podcasts, Robert Macfarlane, Werner Herzog
New moon, Mercury and Venus setting over Heptonstall

Giving fiascos a bad name

How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: bats, Calder Valley, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, Melissa Harrison, podcasts, YNWA
Comet Neowise
Comet Neowise over Old Town Mill, Hebden Bridge

19 July 2020

Weeding, and a spot of comet-watching.

Published 19-Jul-2020
Filed under: Featured Writing, Writing Tags: astronomy, barn owls, Calder Valley, Darwin book, Hebden Bridge, plants
Bullfinch

21 June 2020

Distracted by the bird-table.

Published 21-Jun-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, bullfinches, Calder Valley, Darwin book, flowers, foxgloves, grey squirrels, Hebden Bridge, mammals
Reading

Newsletter No. 19: ‘Comfort Reading’

Melissa Harrison · Tim Dee · Horatio Clare · John Mitchinson · Ronald Blythe · Mary Beard · Benjamin Myers · Zack Arias · Eric Newby · greenland sharks · Maunsell forts · England rugby · Charles Darwin (obviously)

Published 10-May-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Ben Myers, coronavirus, Darwin book, Horatio Clare, John Mitchinson, Mary Beard, Melissa Harrison, Ronald Blythe, Tim Dee

10 May 2020

In which fortune favours my prepared mind twice in one week.

Published 10-May-2020
Filed under: #AmWriting, Writing Tags: Charles Darwin, Darwin book, on writing
Grey wagtail

19 April 2020

A sad anniversary, and an unexpected treat.

Published 19-Apr-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, Charles Darwin, Darwin book, grey wagtails, Hebden Bridge

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