Waterstones Nuneaton - author talk

Months ago, the Waterstones' team invited me to visit and give a talk on 22nd August – which I can’t believe was two weeks ago – where is the time flying to? Their upstairs room was prep and primed before my arrival and their hosting skills were superb, as hot beverages and biscuits/cakes were provided for my eager audience.

During the evening, the Waterstones' team told me they'd had many customers walk in to store and say 'the author in the window used to be my English teacher!' Bless you, that detail made me smile. I always say of my teaching days, 'some pupils left their fingerprints on my heart!'

The author talk went so well that we’re planning to organise another evening during the festive period when my next book is published in December 2024!
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The topics covered were:

Secret scribbler                                                               Being a good girl
Beatrix Potter                                                                  RNA New Writers’ Scheme
Katie Fforde                                                                     Libraries and reading habit
Jane Austen                                                                      Plotter or pantser
Blank pages                                                                      Peacocks
Spare bedroom and a 1990s computer                          Social media posts
Strange author requests                                                 Spelling of names
Advent calendars                                                             My current writing project (hints)
University degrees                                                          Village life and rumours
George Eliot walking tours                                             Writing retreats
Book signing comments/dedications                            Narnia and Aslan
Character names                                                             School life and teaching
My current reading book                                                Manuscript book/maps/layout/post-it notes

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