[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-meetings-up":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"\u003Ca href=\"http://www.waystoliveforever.com\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/wkend13dec_10-bec4f262dc.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nToday I had lunch with the amazing \u003Cb>Sally Nicholls\u003C/b>, who's writing up a storm on her novels and is also watching with wonder as her first novel, \u003Ci>\u003Cb>Ways to Live Forever\u003C/i>\u003C/b> is made into a full-length film! Sally's second book, \u003Ci>\u003Cb>Season of Secrets\u003C/i>\u003C/b> is a brilliant read, tapping into English mythology about the Green Man, and her first book made me laugh and then show up for a publisher meeting with mascara running down my face.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.waystoliveforever.com\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/emiliasallyben-1a4830f6a5.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n \\r\nThe film's got a good cast list, including \u003Ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0288976/\">Emilia Fox\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001035/\">Ben Chaplin\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1164730/\">Natalia Tena\u003C/a> (who plays Tonks in the Harry Potter film). You can follow the film's developments on \u003Ca href=\"http://www.waystoliveforever.com\">WaysToLiveForever.com\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\nSally started to get book contracts just a little bit before I did, and it was fascinating - and helpful - to compare notes about what we're trying to do with work, how we manage our time, the story ideas we're wrestling with, and the films we never seem to be able to get around to seeing. \\r\n\\r\nAnother interesting person I met this weekend was the \u003Cb>Felt Mistress\u003C/b>, also known as \u003Cb>Louise Evans\u003C/b>. She makes wedding dresses as her full-time job, but she also makes the most amazing creatures out of felt.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/feltmistress/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/wkend13dec_2-3fad783ce0.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere are a few pieces: her \u003Ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/feltmistress/3928564317/in/photostream/\">Serge Gainsbourg\u003C/a> and a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/feltmistress/3638884474/in/photostream/\">Modster Couple\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/feltmistress/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/feltmistress-158d5dc342.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nAnd here's Louise's partner, \u003Cb>Jonathan Edwards\u003C/b>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jonathan-e.com/\">Jontofski\u003C/a> or Jonathan-E is how he credits his regular illustration work in The Guardian. He's used to working with tight deadlines of a day or so, and his shortest deadline was fifteen minutes (which included reading the article he illustrated). Here he is with \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodrow_Phoenix\">Woodrow Phoenix\u003C/a>, who's looking very fetching in his cracker hat.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jonathan-e.com/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/wkend13dec_12-3d4be63e0f.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ci>Edit\u003C/i>: I just found out from Jonathan that he's the creator of the famous \u003Ca href=\"http://drawserge.blogspot.com/\">Draw Serge\u003C/a> blog! (Have you drawn Serge yet?)","2009-12-14T22:36:00.000Z","meetings-up",[],"meetings up",1776628733695]