Havant Lit Fest - A Great Sucess

View from the train to Havant.Written: Sept 29th 2009

I'm writing this post on a train home from Havant to Waterloo. This evening, I gave a short presentation on 'Blogging - The Art of Success'. The event was a double bill, with myself and Alison Braverstock sharing the stage. Hosted in a small church a couple of minutes away from Havant train station, a collection of artists, writers and generally blog-interested people attended the event. It's the first time that I've shared the bill with another speaker on blogging. And I think Cibas made a good pairing. I'm new to Alison's work, and I like her message of empowerment. Her talk was packed with examples and also beautiful quotes. My favourite was 'If you want to do something in life, it is important to be slightly underemployed'. Brilliant. This is so true. I know that personally, my best ideas often come at a time of boredom or in rest periods between projects. Coming back from China has been mixed. In one sense, I'm inspired and motivated to create new work and connections. However, I'm also craving some of the chill time I had in Shanghai & Fujian. My London task is to find the middle point, or at least get used to switching between the two extremes :)