Blog Neglect and My Writing World
July 2nd, 2010 Posted in DIARY, My Writing LifeBlog neglect, we all have our own reasons for this ailment. Some are genuine some mere excuses to not get down to putting words on the computer – well in this respect. I have been putting words down – answering emails, writing letters to still keep the postal service ticking over, and words to progress my novel further. It is going well at the moment. I’m up to 50,00 words ( half way to my goal)
Things have been happening in my writing world. Visited Magna Large Print publisher in Long Preston North Yotkshire, a two hour drive for me. I sold large print rights in 12 of my Western novels, written in the 60s and 70s, so that was good. Also got treated to a very nice lunch by very nice people.
I attended by inviation a Crime Writers’ lunch in Borobridge. Nice company who always make me welcome even though I’m not a crime writer. It’s always great to mingle with other writers.
Early this week I gave a talk at the Middlesbrough Literature Festival. I shared the platform with the charming Benita Brown another saga writer who came from Newcastle. We had not met before so the evening was spontaneous. We both talked about how we came to be writers, how we worked and what drove us. Then it was question time. They flowed at us and we played off each other with the answers, so much so that we were told afterwards, ‘You made a good double act.’ Praise indeed !! It was great fun and a great evening. Made even more pleasurable for me because the weather was fine and I had a lovely ride through beautiful Bilsdale through the North York Moors.
The novel is crying out for words,
Bye