Having detached myself from the writing process and even the writing world for a month or two, I had no hesitation in dipping my toe back in the waters by helping at Hawkesbury Upton Litfest, organised by the Indefatigable (that’s a Homeric epithet by the way) Debbie Young in the Fox Inn. And I wasn’t in the least … Continue reading Local Litfest: it can be done!
I don’t really have a problem with big literature festivals and have heard some fine and famous writers hold forth in Bath, Cheltenham and elsewhere. Two years ago I even made the pilgrimage to Hay on Wye, some would say the Daddy of them all. It took two hours , it rained a lot, I had … Continue reading Hay or Hawkesbury? Small is beautiful – and free!
It seems no time since I was up in Stroud at the Short Story event last October and telling you all how great it was. The good news is that submissions are open for the next event on April 19th, with a deadline of March 21st. All the rules and regulations are on the Stroud Short Stories website. … Continue reading Stroud Short Stories – submissions open
My daughter unearthed this in an Oxfam shop a few months ago and just got round to bringing it home. It has all the fascination of an old book, or in this case an old magazine with a hessian (?) cover and what I suppose is an old version of a ‘perfect’ binding, i.e. the … Continue reading Robert Louis Stevenson – a bit of a find
If anyone really wants to know how it feels to be a writer (be careful what you wish for!) I think this just about sums it up, except that it’s not a straight line of course but a cycle (or hamster wheel?) i.e. you get on at a different point each day and it’s a good day if you … Continue reading South Glos writers: you are not alone!
Ali Bacon, Author 