Author talk ...

Tonight, I’m visiting a community group to give an author talk about my publication journey, plus some hints and tips on creative writing! 
 
If you’ve been a follower for a while, you’ll know that I’ll list the topics of conversation and questions on my return. There are a few obvious inclusions but the fun and laughter usually arises from the ‘rare and beautifully creative’ questions coming from my audience.
 
I always arrive early, as is my nature, armed with my polka dot suitcase positioned at my feet. I tend to joke that I’m a little bit like Del-Boy and Rodney Trotter, as I too work out of an unzipped suitcase! I take a copy of each of my books, planning books, reading books and Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ (just one, two or all six copies) ‘to show and tell’ whilst talking. I can usually judge if my audience are readers or writers based on their reaction to various items pulled from my suitcase – again, a simple trick I learnt from Mary Poppins!

​The topics mentioned tonight were ...

Parquet flooring                                                                 Legal contracts
Narnia & CS Lewis                                                              107 days
Pride and prejudice                                                            Katie Fforde
Secret scribbler                                                                  Writing retreats 
School options                                                                    Networking
Cake                                                                                     New year
Soup serving                                                                        Sainsbury's opening hours
Romantic Novelists' Association                                        Raffle
Euston station                                                                     Highlighter pens 
George Eliot                                                                         3 days, wine and chocolate
Rosie Goodwin                                                                     Nappies
Comet computer purchase                                                 Macmillan coffee mornings
Polesworth library                                                               Qualifications
Bank clerk                                                                             Ripping books apart 
Writing groups                                                                     Agents 
Bottom drawer                                                                     Enjoying life
​Font size                                                                                Fire alarms & class 9
Percentages                                                                           1994
Paint stipling                                                                         Tap dancing

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