Tag Archives: Fiction

Writer’s Block Local Radio Show: 5th Anniversary, 3rd May 2017

It was a pleasure to be invited onto the fifth anniversary edition of Sarah Banham’s Writer’s Block radio show on Saint FM yesterday. I only became aware of the programme last year and was surprised to find a community radio programme dedicated to local authors. Writing is an often solitary occupation, which is fine for most of […]

Book Signing: Waterstones Colchester, Saturday 8th April

Thoroughly enjoyed meeting and chatting with YA and adult readers at my signing event for The Invisible College Trilogy at Waterstones, Colchester High Street, on Saturday 8th April. The friendly helpful staff made it a pleasurable experience. I am delighted that the manager has asked me to return.

More Essex Bookshops to Stock The Invisible College Trilogy

A good week on the marketing front. With my Essex Book Festival talks at the Essex Authors’ Day and the Southend Area Local Authors’ Day just two weeks away (18th/19th March) I am delighted that several more Essex bookshops have agreed to stock titles in The Invisible College Trilogy. Waterstones, Southend-on-Sea, has agreed to stock all three titles (They Do Things Differently […]

SALAD: Southend Area Local Authors’ Day 18-19 March 2017

Described in the Essex Book Festival programme as: ‘A weekend of talks, storytelling, readings and workshops by very talented and colourful local authors, whose work spans a wide variety of genres, from local history, fiction and non- fiction, to fantasy, science fiction and children’s books.’ An enjoyable weekend, which I hope will become an […]

Essex Book Festival 2017: Local Authors’ Day Saturday 18th March

On Saturday 18th March, at Chelmsford library, the Essex Book Festival hosted a Local Authors’ Day, including workshops, readings by 35 local writers, with stalls and signing sessions throughout the day. I thoroughly enjoyed participating in the event, opening the readings at 10am and following with a talk on writing for young adults at midday, before dashing […]

New Publicity Materials Produced in Time for Essex Book Festival Talks

I have just taken delivery of my new marketing materials in time for my talks at the Essex Book Festival later this month (at the Essex Authors’ Day on 18th March and the Southend Area Local Authors’ Day on 18th and 19th March). Now that the whole trilogy is published, I decided I needed some publicity postcards […]