Suzie Wilde
Something quite new for this blog – an author interview with Suzie Wilde. She patiently answers my questions about her crossover novel The Book of Bera Part One: The Sea Paths and its journey to publication through Unbound.
On Monday 13th July, I am off up to Yorkshire, my homeland. I’m feeling both nervous, and rather optimistic. I will stay at Lumb Bank with the Arvon Foundation, not for the first time so at least I know the ropes.
This time it’s the course itself that really stirs my trepidation. If it’s to do me any good, I have to engage with it – and those ‘demons’. Continue reading
If you’re wanting a relentlessly cheery blog-post with fluffiness and added cute, move along. Nothing much for you here.
I keep a tiny book-themed B&B – and I offer my guests fresh fruit salad every morning. Our raspberries are just ripening, and there are only a few home-grown blueberries. I had sliced an apple but felt it needed a bit more interest – so I had a rootle in the depths of the fruit bowl. Out came a passion fruit – and that got me to thinking about characters… Continue reading
On Tuesday 16th June, I had the pleasure of attending a talk organised by the Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy as part of the 2015 Festival of Chichester.
It was given by their visiting professor of folklore, Jacqueline Simpson. If you have had anything to do with British folklore, or indeed the folklore of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, you probably know her name…
Adam Pope as Zaphod Beeblebrox
One writer in their time plays many parts to mess about with Shakespeare. Continue reading
I admit it – I stole the idea from Nick Cross. Read his really rather excellent Guide to Stepping Out of Your Creative Comfort Zone first and you’ll see the need for my confession.
All I’ve done is add a few more ideas… Continue reading
I had the great pleasure of visiting the Northlight Studio in Stromness in between events of the Orkney Folk Festival – and having a chat…
{The picture of NorthlightStudio is by Diana Leslie who gives art courses in Orkney}
A s
econd group of reflections on belly-dancing, creativity and writing.
(See last week for the original chorus line.)
It wasn’t only the spirit of the dance that gave rise to analogies for me. The practical skills prompted even more thoughts.
Recently, I went to a belly-dance workshop. I thought it would be a pleasant change from writing, good for my lower back and a help with my weekly belly-dance classes. It did all that and taught me a whole lot more…