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commonpeople1I'm on annual leave this week and I'm lovin' it. I feel a little bit like I'm on the dole, hanging out in libraries during the day with angry teenagers (who break my heart by mistaking me for someone's father) then going for canal walks that end in Hackney cafés. It makes me wonder what all these people I see hanging about do for a living if they are not stuck in offices or schools.
Some filming was taking place at the end of Broadway Market this afternoon, outside that pub facing London Fields. A car "smashed" against a street light, film crew hidden behind it with a machine that faked motor vapour and Charlotte Rampling standing around. It must be for the film I, Anna, "a noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case." Also stars Gabriel Byrne. One to watch out for!
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wink_martindale and I were on our way to the London Fields Radio when we saw this scene. The London Fields Radio has a podcast (I still need to check out) and is situated inside a coffee shop. It was our first time visiting it. It's a small place with wooden boxes underneath the seats which you pull out to use as a table and prints by local artists on the walls. Surprisingly busy for a gray Wednesday afternoon threatening East London with rain.
I spent this morning reading the delicious adventures of Erast Fandorin while correcting NaNoWriMo stuff from two years ago. I'm also working on a crime story for a competition by Brent Libraries. The winner gets a free creative writing course with Birkbeck College. I thought it might be fun to give it a go because you have to create a story based on the first paragraph given by Norwegian writer Camilla Ceder:
In theory, Margaret had functioned well as his partner. She was a faded beauty who had once been a celebrated singer. It would not have hurt for her to drink less.
What would you do with that opening? If you fancy having a go, here are more details on the competition.
Some filming was taking place at the end of Broadway Market this afternoon, outside that pub facing London Fields. A car "smashed" against a street light, film crew hidden behind it with a machine that faked motor vapour and Charlotte Rampling standing around. It must be for the film I, Anna, "a noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case." Also stars Gabriel Byrne. One to watch out for!
wink_martindale and I were on our way to the London Fields Radio when we saw this scene. The London Fields Radio has a podcast (I still need to check out) and is situated inside a coffee shop. It was our first time visiting it. It's a small place with wooden boxes underneath the seats which you pull out to use as a table and prints by local artists on the walls. Surprisingly busy for a gray Wednesday afternoon threatening East London with rain.I spent this morning reading the delicious adventures of Erast Fandorin while correcting NaNoWriMo stuff from two years ago. I'm also working on a crime story for a competition by Brent Libraries. The winner gets a free creative writing course with Birkbeck College. I thought it might be fun to give it a go because you have to create a story based on the first paragraph given by Norwegian writer Camilla Ceder:
In theory, Margaret had functioned well as his partner. She was a faded beauty who had once been a celebrated singer. It would not have hurt for her to drink less.
What would you do with that opening? If you fancy having a go, here are more details on the competition.
