If actors are ‘between jobs’ I’m in the pleasant position of being between holidays, last week in a chilly North Wales (pictured is Beaumaris, Anglesey, whose pint-sized pier must have one of the best views ever) and next week to sunny (we hope) Spain. Being similarly poised between novels it’s also a good time to … Continue reading Points in between
Meanwhile Laura Swaffield’s review of New History (aka Landscape of Love) has reached Europe, and this week I had a lovely email from a librarian in Bologna whose staff have read the first chapter and are dying to know what happens to Alec, Bel and co. It’s probably a bit early to start planning the … Continue reading Tomorrow, the world?
How I regret that in my life as a reader I’ve paid so little attention to plot. Ask me about any novel that’s stuck in my mind and I’m likely to tell you about the characters the settings or the general situation, and when I sat down to write New History that’s all I thought … Continue reading The plot thickens (and frustrates)
Following my comments on creative writing courses, I was pleased to get a letter this week from Bristol University confirming I’ve been accepted for the Write On course starting in April. The course, a mixture of taught sessions and mentoring, is aimed at anyone with a writing project they want to take on to the next … Continue reading Write On
Have spent the last two days (okay, not all of them!) in a discussion with Matt Curran on the benefits of mentoring for writers, I thought I had better save at least some of my pearls of wisdom for my own blog, especially as I could feel the conversation coming around to that old chestnut … Continue reading Age-old mystery solved (long!)
