Instead I decided to go through the not-insubstantial backlog of Writers' News and Writing Magazine that has been building up on my bedroom floor *ahem*. I've subscribed to both for years, but I'm a bit of a lover of magazines all round and have a lot of other subscriptions too, so they often form something of a queue (well, more of a mob!).
If you're a writer or poet and have never read either of these fine publications then I highly recommend that you have a look. Not only do they provide great advice and stop you feeling quite as isolated, they also recommend writing-related books and this can save you money because there are a lot of those out there and not all of them are helpful. My own collection of writing books is a modest size but all of them have proved interesting and inspiring - these are my favourites:
- On Writing - Stephen King
- Your Writing Coach - Jurgen Wolff
- Wannabe a Writer? - Jane Wenham-Jones
- The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes - Jack M. Bickham
Of course it's perilously easy to fall into just reading about writing and not actually doing any writing - much like I unintentionally did today. But I guess it's the second best thing that I could be spending my Writing Days doing!