Writers of Fiction and Non-Fiction
From the previous blog by John Thompson we read that Carmarthen is steeped in literary history, for this is where ‘The Black Book of Carmarthen’ – the oldest manuscript written entirely in Welsh originated. What better way indeed than to honour this town’s great literary history and legend than by hosting a Book Fair […]
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Hi Lisa, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background? I spent half my life in Brighton on the Sussex coast, and now just over half in the beautiful market town of Carmarthen, West Wales. We moved here when my first daughter was only three months old […]
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Hi John Nicholl, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background? Hi, thanks for the invite. I live in and grew up in West Wales, where I live with my wife and two adult sons. I also have an adult daughter, who lives in London with a […]
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We at Thompson Authors have decided to host a Book Fair in our home town of Carmarthen – it is surprising that until now Book Fairs have existed around the town but not in the town itself. Strange, as the town of Carmarthen is steeped in literary history; after all this is where The Black […]
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Well, what a week! Saturday 30th April we had the privilege of having a stall at the Llandeilo Book Fair, where we met many wonderful people. It’s lovely to meet fellow authors and see the different genres out there – only one complaint – the day flew by! The hall was full of stalls with […]
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Having long last realised my vision of writing and illustrating the picture-book of ‘Meenakshi Devi-The Green Goddess-The Warrior Princess,’ the printers’ could not meet the deadline. After ‘jumping over hurdles’ and going round in circles, it was ready for the first Llandeilo Book Fair. It proved popular. What’s in a name?’ you may well ask. […]
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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 MoreI’ve been thinking lately about what it is that makes us (ie. the reading fraternity) read novels, and the answer is pretty obvious really. It’s because novels are about people, and the problems that confront them in life, and how they deal with them. It really doesn’t matter whether it’s Mrs. Bennett worrying about how […]
Read More*Caution: This may contain spoilers* One of the most difficult things for the self-published writer is to become known to the public at large. Short of some agent or publisher stumbling across the book (a one-in-a-million chance), and then liking it (add another million), and then deciding to take it on (add a zillion), it’s […]
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