Seagulls, Sand and Serenity
On November 9th members were offered a substitute for a much-requested session on poetry delivered by a poet. What did members enjoy instead? A not-requested-at-all creative writing session on postcards, delivered by someone who likes postcards. The members turned … Continued
Penzance Writers’ Cafe was delighted to welcome David Coubrough, author of the locally set crime novel Half a Pound of Tuppeny Rice, to Writers’ Café on Wednesday September 14th. David, who has always felt an affinity with Cornwall, started writing … Continued
If you have been reading these blogs on a regular basis, you may have come to the conclusion that I’ve quite a lot of projects on the go. Firstly, there are the two novels, Looking for Jonah and Queen’s Daughter. … Continued
Finding a literary agent isn’t just about writing well, it’s also about networking. The trouble is, networking is something I’m not very good at. To me, it just feels too much like using people. To put this … Continued
Editor Susan Opie has worked for Harper Collins as director of their commercial fiction list, and now works part-time for Macmillan Publishing. I scribbled various notes during Susan’s session, most of which I now discover to be illegible! … Continued