Last year July (2016), my mom and I visited Stratford-upon-Avon for the first time. Ever since I started this writing journey, I wanted to visit the town where Shakespeare lived because there’s something magical about seeing the home of a writer. It’s like visiting an ancestor’s home because…
It’s July. Yes, you’ve read that right. Another month in 2017 has gone, and we can never get it back. The months are going by that quickly that they are starting to blur into one another. It doesn’t feel that long ago that I sat and prepared my…
On Thursday 15th June 2017, my Oldbury Writing Group posse and I went to the Black Country Radio Station to be interviewed by Billy Spakemon about our World War Two anthology titled From Sunrise to Sunset. Since this was my first time being interviewed on the radio, I…
It’s June! Yes, it’s June. I can’t believe it. I don’t know what’s happening to the year. But now that we’ve reached halfway through the year, I’m starting to worry about my 2017 writing goals. However, instead of being hard on myself for not meeting my goals, I…
On the 7th May 2017, I (and the Oldbury Writing Group) had the pleasure of attending the PowWow Festival of Writing (2025 Update: The PowWow Festival no longer runs) for the third time. Yes, the third time. As always, the festival was held in the beer garden at…
On Saturday 6th May 2017, we (the Oldbury Writing Group) took part in the Museum of Cannock Chase’s VE Day Celebration to promote our World War Two anthology titled From Sunrise to Sunset. As I mentioned in my ‘From Sunrise to Sunset Book Launch – My Experience’ post,…
On Saturday 22nd April, we (The Oldbury Writing Group) launched our first anthology titled From Sunrise to Sunset at the Oldbury Library. From Sunrise to Sunset is a World War Two anthology of poems and short stories. During the event, we each read some of our pieces from…
It’s May! I’m not even sure what happened to April. I feel like I’ve missed a whole month. Sadly, I didn’t do so well with my writing goals. In fact, April was the worst month, so far, for my writing goals. However, April wasn’t all bad. My writing…
After months of planning and preparation, our (The Oldbury Writing Group) book launch is finally here. We will be launching our World War Two anthology of poems and short stories titled From Sunrise to Sunset. The book launch will be on Saturday 22nd April (this Saturday, folks) at…
It’s April! Can you believe it? I don’t know what happened to March. It feels like 2017 is zooming by, and I’m a snail trying to keep up. So, yeah, I’m not doing so well with my 2017 writing goals. Now I may not be moving at the…