Wednesday 2 May 2007

Day 6: Welcome, World!

Maximum Overdrive! Major publicity drive today has helped to alert the world to my blog and I will have a line of silence to compose myself and breathe now I have an audience:

That's better! Silence and space are underestimated necessities in this hi-tech world. Talking of which, I will have to delay the photo of me and the renowned composer Patterson (in which I am blinking at the flash!) as yes, yet again, simple steps are designed for techies not humans! I have spent time researching other people's websites today, which was a bit overwhelming but instructive. www.therawfoodcoach.com was interesting as it was given by a publishing friend as a worthwhile example of a full-scale, serious website. Funnily enough, I have another friend who follows the raw food diet too. It's something I know very little about so will check it out again though I can't see myself dispensing with what already works for me: the 'Eat Right for Your Blood Type' diet. More info on the latter can be found at www.dadamo.com
I saw another website that made me laugh as it is by the author of "Help! My Teenager is an Alien" and is www.sarahnewton.com I know at least one person who may relate to this! Those writing books may find www.advice4writers.com of interest. Just Write seems to be the most useful advice a writer can be given, of course, and regular writing, ideally with daily targets, so you can measure your progress weekly, monthly and six-monthly, is an idea. I will not have time after the demands of Publicity today to further develop my website but look forward to it soon! You will be the first to get the website address! I will try and write a mission statement for this blog over the next few days as a mission statement for any project is a great way to focus in on goals and objectives. To go with the time of year here in England where the skies are blue and the sun is warm, I will end with another poem from Off The Rails (there is one at the beginning of each chapter):

Spirit of Flight

Swooping eagle-calm
in skies of cool colour
clear as crystal
bright as sun.
Spreading my wings
soaring over rivers
soaring over mountains.
Melding with atoms
of a higher birth
teaching younger children
what it is, this mirth
to fly so free
as energy
pure and true
the essence of me.