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!
At last week’s literary lunch in Suffolk I decided to read a short story which is the last (latest?) in a series about a retired couple coming to terms with their newfound life together ( I married him ‘for better or for worse ‘ but not for lunch ). I’m glad to say it went down … Continue reading On demand and in the ether
Very soon I’m off to Suffolk and a Literary Lunch for which 40 tickets have been sold (yes, sold!!) I’m trying not to panic at the size of the audience, but with the ladies of the WI in charge I have no doubt that the lunch will be great. (Just wondering if I can ask for a … Continue reading Events – and a bargain!
I came across a random tweet this week that probably sprang from a blog post I didn’t actually read, but the gist was that the aspiring novelist should hack ruthlessly at the MS until every sliver of self-indulgent prose is removed and the story shines forth in slim and graceful clarity. Well this is hardly … Continue reading Leave those darlings alone! – or less may not be more
Nothing like a portentous title to get the comments coming in – well that’s my cunning plan. But it’s a question I do ponder from time to time amongst more mundane issues like what to cook for supper and if my bedding plants (yes I still do bedding plants) will survive another gale. It actually … Continue reading Future of the novel – set menu and a la carte
Ali Bacon, Author 