The calm after the storm!
The wind has dropped and the rain has stopped but I am undistracted. Making a start on chapter 16, although I may have to visit Scorton some time to check out where my third victim will be found. Streetview is excellent for this sort thing but it is a narrow lane and I'll have to visit it to understand the location - some readers are very particular about accuracy in places they know well!
Published on December 06, 2015 03:38
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Dales Festival of Food & Drink
Writing is a solitary activity but it is an important part of the job to meet readers and the public in general. Squirming in bookshops when no-one wants to know you and preparing for a talk to a grou
Writing is a solitary activity but it is an important part of the job to meet readers and the public in general. Squirming in bookshops when no-one wants to know you and preparing for a talk to a group of ladies who lunch. On Sunday I spoke to about a hundred visitors to the Dales Festival of Food & Drink in Leyburn, N. Yorkshire in a marquee - following the Reeth band performance. The microphone meant I couldn't tell if I was speaking loudly enough but no-one said otherwise. I told complete strangers about my childhood and why I became a writer. They clapped politely and a line formed for my signature. A woman asked about her son's career in science & a man tried to sell me some natural remedy for the illness I recovered from six years ago. It was a fairly typical day meeting the public and one I thoroughly enjoyed.
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