Hello all lovers of the pen! How are you? Come on in and make yourself comfortable, and I'll fill you in on all the news.
You'll be pleased to hear that the Inklets have been going great guns since our last entry. First of all, we have a new-look website. It looks extremely suave and exciting, and altogether much more professional, thanks to a very talented member of the group.
Secondly, we've really launched our publicity campaign. We have business cards, posters, stickers, and more. But what's really making us reach for the custard creams in celebration this month is that we now have our own shop, attached to the website! Oh yes. We can now sport logo-adorned bags, badges, mugs and journals - to spread the good Inklets word far and wide!
I, Inkannie have been particularly industrious this week, as I've been conquering the book world with posters. On finding myself(by mistake) in Leeds City Library the other day, I stumbled upon a kind lady who not only allowed me to return my Paddington Bear book, but also pointed me in the direction of a notice board, where I could display the Inklets logo and web address with pride! The empire is growing, readers. The empire is growing. Join us as an online member at inklets.angelfire.com.
We now have plans to make our own calendar for 2009. We will be basing it on 'scenes from literature', including photographs of ourselves in acting out scenes from such classics as Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Dracula. It's going to be really fun to make - let's just hope our acting skills are up to the job!
So, faithful readers, what's your favourite book? We're always looking for recommendations. Winnie the Pooh just made it as the Children's World Book Day favourite, with Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials coming in second. I have no problems with this choice - both fantastic reads.
I came across an old favourite in the poetry world yesterday - Roald Dahl's poem Television. Google it - you'll soon see why it's fantastic!

I also set the challenges for the Easter break this week, and I'm not entirely sure that I'm all that popular with my comrades right now, as not only did I set them two challenges, but one of them asked them to write a photograph. I did provide instructions and examples for such a task, but hey, creativity isn't always easy. It'll be very interesting to see the results.
Speaking of which, I had better go and get on with my own challenges now. Happy creating everyone, and please close the door on your way out...
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