After my awayday in London, I arrived back on Saturday evening at The Old Swan in Harrogate in perfect time for a glass of red with Conn Iggulden, Simon Turney, Angus Donald, Harry Sidebottom, Derek Birks and Giles Christian. And what a sparky group that was; Viking axes, Roman ball-bearings and medieval sex!
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November 3rd, 2014 | Tags: conferences, Harrogate History Festival, historical, Rome, Vikings | Category: Authors, Events, Romans, Women's history | Comments are closed
Conferences can be stimulating, fun or exhausting, or possibly all three. It’s wise to prepare beforehand, not just your travel tickets and hotel bookings, but which sessions you want to go to. Then you find out you want to go to all of them. Then you discover the conference clashes with a promised speaking engagement. […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 27th, 2014 | Tags: conferences, Harrogate History Festival, historical | Category: Authors, Events | Comments are closed Sitting by yourself in a spare bedroom, study, or even at the dining room table, and tapping away on a keyboard can be a lonely business. People wonder why you don’t go outdoors on a sunny day or wander into the village for a leisurely drink at the local bar or browse around the market. […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 20th, 2014 | Tags: advice, Alliance of Independent Authors, conferences, Courses, Feedback, Historical Novel Society, Writing buddies | Category: ALLi, Authors, Romantic Novelists' Association, Writing skills | Comments are closed I am absolutely delighted to have become an author member of the International Thriller Writers. *Happy dance around the office* The presidents are M J Rose and Lee Child and their membership list includes James Patterson, Clive Cussler, Karin Slaughter, Peter James, Kathy Reichs, Ken Follett and many many other wonderful adrenaline-bursters like Adrian Magson […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 9th, 2014 | Tags: Books, conferences, Crime, Events, International Thriller Writers | Category: Authors, Genres | Comments are closed Today, I’m delighted to welcome acclaimed author and HNS Conference Short Story winner Lorna Fergusson to Roma Nova. Born and brought up in Scotland, Lorna studied English at Aberdeen and Oxford Universities. She now runs Fictionfire Literary Consultancy. In addition to her own workshops, she teaches at the Winchester Writers’ Festival and for Oxford University. […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!October 2nd, 2014 | Tags: conferences, Courses, creative writing, France, Historical Novel Society | Category: Awards, Books, Competitions, Guests, Other people's websites/blogs, Writing skills | One comment - (Comments are closed) |
   
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