Author talk plus a Q&A

Tonight, I attended my fourth author talk of 2026! This event was held for a local group of ladies who had booked me having heard of another groups' satisfaction, after their delightful evening - you can't beat that for a booking! Anyway, I trundled along as I do, suitcase in tow, stashed with an array of books and writerly paraphernalia to give my talk about 'secret scribbler to published author'. Another success! There was plenty of laughter, book chatter and many questions! i also heard the most amazing version of Blake's Jerusalem sung without accompaniment! 

Topic included:

Jane Austen                                                              Post-it notes
Library cards                                                           Market Square
Awkward teenager                                                  Comet computer
The Bennet sisters                                                  Extraordinary women
Romantic Novelists' Association                            Daily reading
Bottom drawer                                                        GCSE English
Nappies & mortgages                                              Beds, cots and spare rooms 
Writing groups                                                         Options 
Secrets                                                                      London Euston
1994                                                                           Tap dancing
C. S. Lewis & wardrobes                                          Short stories
Happiness and dreams                                            Golden nuggets
​Writing habits                                                          Three day recovery
New Year story                                                         Connections
The Open University
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