Writers of Fiction and Non-Fiction
It has been some time since I wrote a blog. With my interview on the Llandeilo Book Fair webpage being published 16th March, it has become quite real that we are in for another exciting year of book fairs starting in Llandeilo on 30th April. http://llandeilobookfair.blogspot.co.uk/ John and myself have been extremely busy since either of us […]
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The first Carmarthen Book Fair, held at St. Peter’s Civic Hall on Saturday 1st October 2016, proved a great success. The Mayor of Carmarthen, Councillor Wynn Thomas, welcomed the authors and other exhibitors, and later returned to hand out the prizes and certificates to the winners of the children’s short story competition sponsored by Thompson […]
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Hi Judith, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background? Thank you for hosting me. As you know, my name is Judith Arnopp and I live in Wales. We recently moved from a small farm near Lampeter, to Aberporth on the west Coast. I write historical novels […]
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Hi Sally, thank you for agreeing to this interview. John and myself are great admirers of your writing so this a lovely opportunity to get to know a little more about you. Which writers inspire you? Emile Zola, Pierre Magnan, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and more recently, Nele Neuhaus and Christoph Fischer. In poetry, R.S. Thomas, Dylan […]
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Hi Chas Griffin, thank you for agreeing to this interview. What were you like at school? A bit of a misfit. If you didn’t go on to do Latin at Oxford, you were considered a failure. Not my cup of tea. Which writers inspire you? In fiction, I have gained a lot from Dickens, Steinbeck, […]
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Llandeilo Book Fair 2016 is a chance for all book worms, book lovers or writers to meet local authors and browse books. Entrance is free – always a good start – and there will be talks, writing workshops and readings taking place throughout the day! Sounds simple, however I do not envy the blood, sweat […]
Read MoreIt was during the last circle meeting of the year, in November, when one writer was despairing at not getting published. He was giving up! I offered support amongst others, when I had to pause; wondering why I was not paying heed to my own enthusiastic encouragement. In October, where it is customary for me […]
Read MoreAfter the euphoria of seeing your work in print for the first time has worn off a little, the doubts and fears begin to creep in. I guess this is natural in self-publishing, for a writer lucky enough to have gone the traditional route will have had perhaps an agent and certainly an editor who […]
Read MoreIt’s been some weeks since the manuscript for the Brindavan Chronicle was submitted for publication. It has also been a few weeks since the initial proof of the book in Pdf format as well as the initial book cover design was sent through for us to look at and approve. We were given change request […]
Read MoreOne of the things that has always irritated me when reading books is coming across spelling or punctuation errors: ‘You’d think that professionals could get it right!’ I would think. ‘Don’t they employ editing assistants or something?’ You expect this sort of thing in newspapers, when everything has to be sorted in a few hours. […]
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