Wednesday 17 March 2010

Things to do when you should be writing, #1

Create an illustrated edition of your previous novel in the style of The Strand magazine

DARLINGTON FRIGG

“TOM WISHED SOMEONE WOULD PUT BLINKERS ON HIM, SO HE DIDN’T HAVE TO FEEL SO SPOOKED STANDING HERE AMONG ALL THESE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. AND FOR SOMEONE TO FEED HIM LUMPS OF SUGAR – HE MISSED MRS LUDD’S CAKE HORRIBLY. AND HE WISHED SOMEONE WOULD LAY A FRIENDLY HAND ON HIS FLANK TO REASSURE HIM. AND HE WISHED HE HAD A TAIL.”

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3 comments:

Sarah said...

This makes me very very happy!

Jamie said...

Ah, thank you.
I look forward to your Tome on Holmes being published to critical acclaim one day (providing the guy who stole your pen drive doesn't submit first, of course... I wonder who he was working for?)

Sarah said...

Moriarty, I suspect. I will now obviously be calling it 'Holmes Tome'.