I woke up this morning in the mood to write so I quickly went outside and wrote COOK PASS BABTRIDGE on my car. Then I got my typewriter out and continued with my detective novel. I still have no idea why I am writing a detective novel of all things but I am and I say detective novel but really it’s a crime thriller. Either way it’s a very exciting book to write but I doubt I will ever let anyone actually read it. Maybe I will. It’s quite experimental and I borrow heavily from Dostoevsky. I also managed to write about two good lines of a short story which I’ve just started working on. It is a much more serious work and something I am really going to take my time over. It took me two hours to write two lines so I’m thinking it’s going to be a while before it’s finished.
I write on a silver reed 100 as I feel using a typewriter is much more conducive to my style of narration. I also feel my ideas flow more freely as I clunk away on it. I fear though that I am alienating my neighbours slightly as all they must hear through the wall is the constant banging of my fingers on the keys. I guess a modern, quieter, equivalent would be an iPad but there is just so much satisfaction in bashing the keys as hard as I want.
I should get back to making music but I tend to get easily distracted and this week has been full of distractions. For example I got this today –
Maybe tomorrow I will wake up in the mood to make music.
