If my writing news (and, shamefully, writing) is a bit thin on the ground in the dog days of August, it’s great to have some truly wonderful news to report from two members of my writing group who have already appeared here this year. Hot on the heels of her Cornish novel Time Out of Mind, … Continue reading Bristol Women Writers: nothing succeeds like success
It is a truth universally acknowledged that in our brave new world of publishing (sorry, mixing my literary allusions here) the author has to sell as well as write. This is particularly the case if you are self or indie published, but I know for a fact that even friends signed up by the ‘big … Continue reading Selling your books – two great resources
What has caught your eye about the Man Booker longlist? The number of indie publishers? The breadth? The depth? The welcome appearance of small or indie publishers ? All of these have been mentioned in various quarters, but it was when I put my feet up with yesterday’s Telegraph Review that it came to my … Continue reading Man Booker Madness
Well before the tennis action got under way last Sunday, I was over in Clifton learning about Bristol Suffragettes from local author Lucienne Boyce whose book from local publishers Silverwood has just come out. Assuming like many people that the suffragette movement was London-based, I was fascinated to learn on our walk around leafy Clifton how … Continue reading Bristol Suffragettes – historical walk, historic day
Growing up in Scotland and loving tennis is a difficult path to follow and I should know. In my home town not a million miles from Dunblane, the weather was always rubbish. A lot of my memories involve sitting in the clubhouse waiting for the puddles on the court to evaporate. I watched my first ever grass court … Continue reading Scottish tennis – Come on Andy!
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