' "Yes, that’s it!" Said the Hatter with a sigh, it’s always tea time.” ‘
Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Can a mug be a muse? We've been asking authors to share their favourite mug for creating with - this week we have a very elegant fun one from Andile Cele, who was runner up for the Island Prize with her wonderful book 'Braids & Migraines', which was published 17th April.

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More festive colours and brightness as HH author Kate Armstrong shares her creative drinking mug, in all its cover-coordinated glory - along with Douglas the Dog!

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.”
- Groucho Marx

What's your favourite beverage for inspiration? Have you a favourite mug or cup that keeps you inspired?

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Have you a favourite 'creative' drinking cup ?

We've been asking HH and Island Prize authors to share their favourite drinking vessel that they have by them when creating - this week, John Harvey, author of PAX, Coup d'Etat, The Plate Shop, Captain Space shares his lovely festive mug - can you spot the robin?

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'When one drinks coffee, ideas flow in like an army.'
Honore de Balzac

We've been asking Holland House and Island Prize authors to share their favourite drinking mug/cup/vessel that they have by them when creating - this week, Island Prize winner Simba Steyn shares his, sitting appropriately by his winning manuscript, 'Freelance'.

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Meanwhile, here is our latest mug-share from Devjani Bodepudi, author of Mirrors and several other titles - along with a cute little Ghost from the York Ghost Merchants!

Would you like an adventure, or would you like to have your tea first?' - Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie.

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“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.

“I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.”
(Alice in Wonderland)

We've asked authors to share their favourite cup or mug they have by them when writing; this week's mug-shot comes from one of Holland House's early authors, B. Lloyd.

'You can just about catch sight of some notes for the next book, Well Acted Parts...'

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Can a mug be a muse?

We've been asking authors to share their favourite cup or mug that they have by them when creating - this time, Sarah Isaacs shares hers - which seems to also belong to her feline assistant....

'cats + coffee = sanity'
- Sarah Isaacs, author of Glass Tower

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“The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.”
― Sir James Mackintosh

Can a mug be a muse?
We've been asking authors to share their favourite cup, mug, drinking vessel!
This week's 'mug-shot' comes from Anna Blasiak, poet & translator, whose latest anthology 'Deliverance' (with photography by Lisa Kalloo) was published at the end of last month.

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“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838) speaking of the perfect cup of coffee.

Can a mug be a muse? We've been asking authors to share their favourite; this week's 'mug-shot' comes from Eva Aldea @to_write_like_a_dog, author of Singapore.
Her writing assistant seems to be just finishing off the last drop ...

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“The best Maxim I know in this life is, to drink your Coffee when you can, and when you cannot, to be easy without it.''
- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Can a mug be a muse??????
We've asked authors to share their favourites.
This week's cheery writer's mug belongs to Holland House author Nathalie Abi Ezzi, who wrote Paper Sparrows - is that bird safe from the cat on the mug???

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