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 Saturday my writing group held a Mad Hatter’s tea party book festival to celebrate World Book Night. As always, we had a brilliant time, and we had a decent turnout for the event. The event started with a poetry reading by Ian Henery. We also had the…
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…
It’s nearly November, and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), but wait, what if you already have a first draft of a novel written. Well, for those who want to join in the fun of NaNoWriMo but don’t want to…
Hello, everyone! I’m back with some exciting news: I will be taking part in The Festival of Drabbles 2015. This festival will be a week-long celebration of drabbles and will take place from 9th November to 15th November. For those who don’t know, drabbles are a short form…
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…
It’s finally here. Tomorrow I will commence the battle and begin my novel. I predict that the challenge will send me a little loopy, but as long as I reach 50,000 words, it’s all good. I can’t believe how quickly November has come round. While I can’t wait…
Last Tuesday, I finally went to see Sharon Bolton talk about her new book and her journey as a writer. I arrived with three of her books, which I hoped she would sign, and prepared myself for an insightful talk. Not only did I go as a new…