Skip to content
Jo Danilo | Writer

Jo Danilo | Writer

Author of Creative Fiction Writing, Books and Stories

  • Hey!
  • Blog Articles
  • Books
    • Foxfires
    • ’11:42′
      • The Story Behind ’11:42′
      • Excerpt from ’11:42′
    • Blackwood
      • The Story Behind ‘Blackwood’
      • Excerpt from ‘Blackwood’
    • The Curtain Twitcher’s Handbook
      • The Story Behind ‘Curtain-Twitchers’
      • Excerpt from ‘The Curtain Twitcher’s Handbook’
  • Short Stories
  • Other Writing
  • About
  • Be Friendly
  • Shop

Category: Procrastination

Satisfying Sentence: This Blue World

I could pick hundreds of satisfying sentences from Elbow songs, written by Guy Garvey. As NME magazine once said “Garvey is a poet, and one of the most creative and goddamn heartbreaking wordsmiths we have in the UK.” This is my all time favourite… 💙

beautiful, creative writing, elbow, guy garvey, heart, love, lyrics, poetry, romantic, song, writer

Any Ideas What This Might Be…?

In which Jo receives a mysterious photo from her friend and has no idea what it is…

author, bird, fiction, garden, ghost, harry potter, mystery, new Zealand, patronus, photo, photograph, spooky, story

NEW: Habibti (Beloved) by SkeletonCrew

Originally posted on Felix Danilo:
THE THIRD ALBUM (Dec 2020) https://youtu.be/4LzNvvca09I Three ten-minute tracks to take you far away… The song…

dance, felix danilo, middle eastern, music, musician, release, skeletoncrew

The First Few Days of Perkins

I’d forgotten what whirlwinds kittens are. We’ve had Perkins in the bathtub, Perkins in the sink, Perkins in the washing machine (that was a close call), Perkins tinkling the ivories on the piano… all often within the same half hour.

cat, dog, friendship, kitten, new, whirlwind

#4 I didn’t write today because… of Perkins

In which there is a very tiny new addition to the household.

kitten, new, pets, Procrastination, simons cat, Writing
You will not be served wearing pyjamas

A Little Under-dressed

The incidence of people coming into the cafe in their PJs must have been fairly high to warrant a sign on the front door

cafe, funny, interesting, kaitaia, photograph, pyjamas, sign
My computer doesn't know who I am

Unknown

In which Jo is feeling distinctly unloved after a snub from her favourite machine.

author, computer, jo danilo, odd bit of writing, unknown

#3 ‘I didn’t write today because…’

When you have limited spare time, the slightest thing can put you off your writing!

cat, distracted, fan, jo danilo, music, rock star, Writing

#2 ‘I didn’t write today because…’

When you have limited spare time, the slightest thing can put you off your writing!

darth vader, jo danilo, star wars, the odd bit of writing, time, Writing

#1 ‘I didn’t write today because…’

When you have limited spare time, the slightest thing can put you off your writing!

chicken, jo danilo, Procrastination, the odd bit of writing, time, Writing

Posts navigation

Older posts

Jo’s Books

Foxfires

11:42 pm

The Curtain Twitcher’s Handbook

Blackwood

LOOKING FOR MORE OF THESE?

  • Satisfying Sentence: This Blue World
    Satisfying Sentence: This Blue World
  • Those Precious Good Reviews
    Those Precious Good Reviews
  • The First Published Novel in English?
    The First Published Novel in English?
  • When Your Muse is For Sale
    When Your Muse is For Sale
  • Satisfying Sentence: Never Let Me Go
    Satisfying Sentence: Never Let Me Go
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Follow Following
    • Jo Danilo | Writer
    • Join 222 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Jo Danilo | Writer
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...