Coffee marks the start of my workday. Thankfully, I make a cracker coffee at home, otherwise, if I walked to my local cafe, I'd get absorbed into lively banter and distracted by every passing dog until noon!
Writing is lonely work. I find, especially in winter, having a candle burning adds a sense of company into my space. Of course, the best creative companion is our dog, Heidi, curled up asleep at my feet.
As you can see, It’s a Wrap began as an animated movie script. I was super
fortunate to have an hour long Zoom call with a former Pixar executive last May,
who urged me to convert my screenplay into a book ‘as quickly as possible and
get it out there!’ So that’s exactly what I’ve done.
I love little points of interest on my desk. One is this lovely blue book printed in 1965. The Poet’s Manual and Rhyming Dictionary, by Frances Stillman.
Sometimes, my mind takes a wander through its chapters. It’s second hand and the pages smell wonderful and old. The fox, well, I have a thing for foxes and find it thrilling to spot one at night in our yard (knowing our chickens are safe in their coop). Christmas decorations and various cards that catch my eye often get their moment of glory perched on my desk, often alongside an embarrassing collection of half-drunk cold cups of tea!