In addition to my usual yoga classes, I led another a meditation centre at the Not Just Words bookshop, which was lovely to do. We have another couple of dates pencilled in for later in the year.On the editorial front, I went to Nottingham on Wednesday to meet the rest of the team of one of the magazines I'm subbing for. Highlight of the day was being introduced to the term 'speedbumps for the eyes' to describe unnecessary punctuation.
There's been success, too, on the creative writing front, with my entry to the Senior Travel Expert comp being announced as joint winner. It will be published on their website in due course.
And that's my week. How about you?
Celebrate the Small Things is a blog hop. Visit Lexa's Blog for the rules, and then post every Friday about something you're grateful for that week. Originated by VikLit) and co-hosted by L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge and Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog.
Wow, congratulations on your winning entry and on such a successful week in general. I laughed about the speedbumps term, never heard that.
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"Speedbumps for the eyes", that's brilliant! Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteI once read a book with no punctuation at all and it was a really difficult thing to do. Wish I could remember the title. I suppose you could have too much punctuation, but I presumed there was a right way to do it and that was it. Well done on your winning entry. I'm struggling with a poem at the moment but enjoying the challenge.
ReplyDeleteWas it 'Ulysses'? I could never get the hang of that stream of consciousness stuff. How's the poem coming along?
DeleteWell done Julia, you obviously get your creative literacy genius from me. I'll look out for it & give you some constructive feedback. How goes it with Dermot ?!
ReplyDelete"Speedbumps for the eyes"! Haha! What an interesting way to look at it. Congrats on getting another article accepted. You're doing great with that and the extra yoga/meditation classes, too! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on winning, and enjoy your future events with Not Just Words.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your win - fantastic news! This week I'm celebrating having a go at yoga for the first time so maybe you could let me know a few more tips? Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace
ReplyDeleteThe advice I give all my yoga students is simple: just keep doing it!
DeleteCongrats on the acceptance! I had to smile at the speedbump too - such a great description. As for the meditation classes, that sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your winning entry! "Speedbumps for the eyes." Love it. I'll remember that one. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteOoh, congratulations on the win! Out of interest, were the speed bumps referring to commas?
ReplyDeleteThat's fantastic, Julia, well done - I was one of the runners-up so I noticed you were a joint winner! Love the 'speedbumps for the eyes'.
ReplyDeleteI saw your name, too, Rosemary. Didn't we do well!
DeleteThanks for all your comments. The speedbumps thing refers to all punctuation: anything that impedes your eyes' progress along the line of text. I wish I could claim it is my own. My particular bugbear is 'scare quotes'. Grrr.
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