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Category Archives: Doings

On a Benediction

February 9, 2024 · by tobylitt | in A Writer's Diary, A Writer's Diary, Doings, Lyrics | tagged A Writer's Diary, amwriting, Chantal Acda, Isbells | 1 Comment

It’s something I’m proud of and which still moves me.

Leaving Home, Bye Bye

November 13, 2023 · by tobylitt | in Doings, Storytellings | tagged Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sergeant Pepper, Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

George: Funny that. Tell us more, Mr Lennon-McCartney…

All You Need

November 10, 2023 · by tobylitt | in Doings, Storytellings | tagged All You Need Is Love, Beatles, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr

‘I’ve got The Song,’ says John. They both know what The Song is; they both want to be the one to write The Song – because in a couple of weeks the band will be performing it to a very large television audience, almost certainly the largest television audience ever: The Our World special.

A Writer’s Diary Launch and 30% Off

January 21, 2023 · by tobylitt | in A Writer's Diary, Doings

Hello, I hope you’ve been enjoying the last few days of the diary. I have exciting news – This Tuesday evening, there’s a launch event for the book version of A Writer’s Diary – online – and here is your invitation. I’m delighted to be speaking with Sally Bayley, author of The Private Life of […]

Why not just sit and write some more about climate?

November 28, 2022 · by tobylitt | in Activism, Bloggings, Doings | tagged CultureDeclaresEmergency, Extinction Rebellion, protest, Writers Rebel, writing, XR

If there is a single thing that has caused me to want to do more, to want to do whatever I can, then it’s just this: within my short lifetime, I’ve witnessed the English climate change.

My Arrest

November 22, 2022 · by tobylitt | in Bloggings, Doings | tagged climate and ecological emergency, CutTheTiesWithFossilFuels, Institute of Economic Affairs, Toby Litt, William Blake, Writers Rebel | 1 Comment

Yesterday morning, at around 11.20, I was arrested for the first time in my life.

The Sparkler – A Hallowe’en Poem

October 31, 2022 · by tobylitt | in Doings, Lyrics, Poetry | tagged amwriting, Hallowe'en, Halloween, Poem, Poetry, song, sparkler, sparkly | Leave a comment

It’s suddenly transformed
into a magic wand…

We Can Send Letters

October 10, 2022 · by tobylitt | in Doings | tagged climate and ecological emergency, GWPF, Writers Rebel

I’ve been focussing on A Writer’s Diary, over on Substack, for most of this year. It’s been going really well, and I’m grateful for all the support I’ve had from readers of this blog. However, there have been other things going on. Today, for example, I made public a letter I’ve written to Terence Mordaunt, […]

A Writer’s Diary – Marz Q&A

April 22, 2022 · by tobylitt | in A Writer's Diary, Doings | tagged #awritersdiary, Toby Litt, writing, writingcommunity | Leave a comment

Thank you for following the Diary. Your presence is transforming how I think about writing.

Radio, Radio

April 11, 2022 · by tobylitt | in Bloggings, Doings, Lyrics | tagged amwriting, Emily Hall, radio, Radio 3, song cycles, Toby Litt | Leave a comment

Two things you can listen to, if you feel like it.

On Radio 3.

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