enemy of art - writing, creating & parenting
Last week, I wrote about the importance of unblending online activities… I must admit, this is challenging stuff! After (miraculously!) taking my own advice and becoming more aware of my clicking habits, I’ve realised that the time of day matters a lot. Basically, the later it gets, the more danger I am in of wasting [...]
I am. I recently undertook a truly unpleasant exercise – keeping a note of what I actually did when writing the first draft of a post. What started with a relevant question (is Evernote available for pc AND mac or just mac?) ended up as a hunt for a cool anniversary present for Mr. Enemy, [...]
‘See you at lunchtime!’ shouts Mr Enemy as he bundles the Little Enemies into the car so I can have some time write. I wave them off, practically dancing in anticipation of the bliss of solitude. • Fast forward 90 minutes • I’m deep in the world of my novel. Is that the door? Surely [...]
A few people have noticed that I haven’t posted for what we will kindly call ‘a while.’ I was setting the bar rather high, because to be honest, interesting stuff like this only happens now and again. Most of the time I’m dressed in fleece, scrubbing at children’s clothes with damp flannels while muttering sweary [...]
If you’re anything like me, by the time you’ve got the children into bed, you’re wrung out and more inclined to pour a large glass of wine / watch tv / or even just stare zombie-like into space than get stuck into any creative work. Here’s a few ideas to help you make feel make [...]
For the last goodness-knows-how-many years, along with every Amazon order has been a Vistaprint flier. I finally succumbed and ordered business cards but – here’s the cunning twist – not necessarily for business purposes. They have arrived and they are very pleasing – tasteful (but quirky) ochre. Now, I haven’t actually used them yet. In [...]
…reading and sauntering and dozing and lounging, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness. David Hume I couldn’t agree more, Mr Hume. Only trouble is, as parents, this sort of time is generally in incredibly short supply. We need a certain amount of processing time – reading, sauntering, dozing and lounging time – [...]
One of my very favourite strategies is to use a timer. In fact, I’m using one right now. Why? Because it focuses my mind on getting this post written, because it reminds me that a scant ten minutes can be put to good use, because it reminds me of one of my favourite Great Truths [...]
I had such a lot of fun working on the design of my blog. I browsed lots of wordpress themes and finally settled on my (ahem) original choice. I cruised quirky stock photography (I’m embarrassed to state the exact number of minutes. Or hours.) I messed around with the style sheets, softening the colours, choosing [...]
Enemy of Art is inspired by Cyril Connelly’s cheerful observation.
Posts are made on an unfashionably ad hoc basis.
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