In this together…
I had a date last week – Gillingham in Kent to talk to the Medway Stroke Club. I hadn’t been to Gillingham before but had a rough idea where to go. Last year I spoke in Rochester. The Sat Nav … Continue reading
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John Lewis – never knowingly underprepared…
I’d ignored the signs for days. Everybody sneezes a lot in December and cold air makes for red noses. The chill that had settled between my shoulderblades was surely to do with the fact that sometimes even five layers of … Continue reading
Friends called Sue
I have spent the last twelve months writing a story that has done less for my sanity than anything else I have ever attempted. Normally I write what I want to write, as Iwant to write it and the whole … Continue reading
Ducks…
I recently spent a week at the fabulous Peabody Hotel in Orlando. It was my first time in Florida and I thought the sensation of living on a film set would be the best part. THere were lots of good … Continue reading
No Haiku, please. I’m a writer.
At a weekend workshop recently a woman was having difficulty with description. She could see the scene clearly but in describing it, managed to dilute it with too many words. The question was – how to fix this. I suggested … Continue reading
Tagged Writing|Bon Voyage, Anna Hemmings!
If you don’t already know, Anna is one of Britain’s Olympic hopefuls and in my opinion, one of the best examples of what an athlete should be. She’s a canoeist, many times world champion and hopefully heading to Beijing to … Continue reading
Tagged Life, The people you meet|I’m a left indicator…
There’s something very refreshing about being in a place where everyone shares a common interest. This weekend the place was the Goodwood Festival of Speed where my husband’s old Land Rover, the first ever registered to go on the road … Continue reading
Winchester Writers’ Conference…
…is one of the highlights of my year. Hundreds of people who spend hundreds of hours apparently alone can come clean: we’re not alone. Our heads are full of heros and villains, meandering storylines and unexpected scenes. And characters that … Continue reading
The people you meet…
When I left Weybridge at 11 yesterday to trek all the way to Biddenden in Kent to give a talk to the Tenterten district W.I. It was already 26 degrees. Four miles short of Biddenden I detoured to Sissinghurst Castle … Continue reading
REMEMBERING TO ENJOY IT…
…and having reason to – that’s the trick. I opened Writing Magazine yesterday to see my face scrutinizing me very seriously from the contents page. On page 70 Lynne Hackles reporting on MY WRITING DAY, the result of a long … Continue reading