The Joy of Author Talks

On Wednesday I took a trip out to the far reaches of Fife, to the wee town of Auchtermuchty. I think I can even roll my ch’s and pronounce this lovely name correctly. It is set in beautiful, I was going to say rolling countryside, making the journey from where I live quite enjoyable.

If you are an author and you have never given a talk, I can highly recommend it. Around thirty ladies and gentlemen were so appreciative and attentive, that it was a pleasure experience.

My talk this time was ‘early female aviators.’ When I say early I mean around WW1, and even before. I end this talk by showing an amateur video (taken by myself) of clips of the old aircraft at The Shuttleworth Collection, Bedfordshire, which I have already shared with you a couple of time on this blog.

A virtual Tour of The Shuttleworth Collection

which has a vivid description of an extra special air display we attended in 2012.

…and here’s a little video on my Facebook Page.

I hope I came a long way in redressing the balance in the knowledge of these daring, invincible and determined ladies of the past, who overcame prejudices which we would find hard to imagine today.

Anyway, I would like to thank the folks of Auchtermuchty for their warm welcome, as too was my talk at Cupar Probus a few weeks earlier.

One wonderful thing about giving an author talk is, if it is successful, you invariably meet someone who invites you to a different venue at a later date.

Ce La Vie!

UK Indie Lit Festival ~ 23rd July 2016

This exciting event will be held on 23rd July this year in:

St James Hall

Bolton Road

Bradford

Click on this link for a video which gives you a snapshot of the participating authors and their novels.

You can link up on twitter too which will give you up to the minute information about the event:

Although the event is free you do need a ticket to attend. Here’s the link where you can book your ticket on line to give the organisers an idea of number attending :

For Free Tickets Click Here

In my next posts I will begin to introduce you to the inspiration behind this event Dawn Singh and some of the participating authors.

UK Indie Lit Fest 2016

In the next couple of months I will be writing several posts about this exciting summer writing event to be held in July.

Individual writers and authors from small indie press are travelling from all over the country to be at the first festival of this kind in the UK. (as far as I know)

The best place to keep in touch and find out more information is on their

Facebook page

but there’s lots of information about participating authors and the rationale behind the event on their website

It is free but you do need a ticket to attend. My next post will give more details and share some links of contributing authors.

Watch this space!