Word tag

Kay Sexton has tagged me with this -  I have to list at least 5 things I do to support and spread a love of the written word, then tag 5 people. 

• I write every day, with a pen and paper, no matter where I am or what I am up to.
• After many years of nagging from me, my Mum has finally started to write the stories she has told of her long and interesting life. Now she has 2 volumes of work and wonders why she didn't start it sooner. 
• I am a library addict. Always have been. It's one of the great pleasures in life.
• I set up this blog last Summer and it has become far more than I ever imagined. It has been a great way to explore my own writing, to find readers and to connect with other creative folks. I have been lucky to find a supportive sense of community here and I wouldn't ever want to be without it.
• I still write real letters with a pen and paper to people nearest and dearest to me. Sometimes, I get a reply that isn't an e mail.
• In my music work with youngsters, I encourage them to talk about the books and writing that interests them. This has given me a whole new list of books to read and writers to try out, although I have to say that I am keener to try out their tips than they are of mine. I have a current interest in picture books. This seems to make eight year olds go very quiet. A couple of them have told me in serious and hushed tones that this is bonkers given that I can obviously read.
• I am starting to write letters to some of the writers I am inspired by. Their work has taken on a whole new importance now that I am attempting to take my own writing further.
  

I would like to tag Crafty Green Poet, Sarah Salway, Fiona Robyn, Gordon Mason and Jem.