The Creative Process
Part of my birthday celebrations included a gentle wander around the National Museum of Scotland, my default Edinburgh destination. I always find something I hadn't noticed before, and this time, it was the section on Fashion, and in particular, the bit about hats. There were some amazing hats and there was a slide show in a box, telling me about some of the work of designers Alexander McQueen and Philip Treacy. When I saw this hat, I thought
YES! THAT'S IT! THAT'S ME!
Both hat and hair tell you so much about what it's like to write a novel. Well, my novels, any way. I may not have her cheekbones, but otherwise this could be A Portrait of the Writer at Work. Fabulous.
The Girl Who Lived in a Tree Fall 2008 collection
(apologies for photo quality - I just had my phone and it's a photo of a slide show)