On 7th May, my writing group and I went to the Museum of Cannock Chase’s VE Day event. As my writing group is writing a World War Two anthology, we thought it would be great for our research to go to this event, and we were proved right.…
Last month I went to the PowWow Festival of Writing (2025 Update: the festival no longer runs). Again, I went with my writing group, and we had a brilliant time. However, the weather wasn’t great, but thankfully we were under the heated marquee to keep off the chill…
Last week Friday, my writing group and I went on our first trip of the year. We went to meet local (local to us) author Angela Marsons at Cradley Heath library. Angela Marsons is the author behind the successful D.I. Kim Stone crime thriller series, and has since…
I sit here looking out at a crisp blue sky wondering what 2016 has in store for me. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was preparing for the start of 2015; I had many plans, hopes, and dreams. Did I reach all of my goals? The…
Last Sunday, my writing group and I visited Haden Hill House Museum. Haden Hill House Museum is a Victorian gentleman’s residence that is furnished in period style and surrounded by 55 acres of parkland. The purpose of the trip was to explore a location with a connection to…
Today is a great day. This time last year, 22nd August 2014, was the first time that I met the members of my writing group. I can remember the first day as if it was yesterday. I tentatively approached my library for fear that I had made a…
Last week, Sunday 26th April 2015, my writing group and I went to the PowWow Festival of Writing (2025 Update: The festival no longer runs). This was my first experience of attending a writing festival, and it was even better than I had imagined. The event took place…