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. […]
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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 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) Some photos that didn’t get into the previous posts… #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Richard Lee (Chairman, HNS) opening the conference Helen Hollick […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!September 12th, 2014 | Tags: Alliance of Independent Authors, conferences, Historical Novel Society, self-publishing | Category: Awards, Books, Events | Comments are closed Diana Wallace, Essie Fox, Kate Forsyth Maybe it was adrenaline, but I started the second day of the HNS conference with an energy surge. Maybe the coffee was stronger than I thought. After chatting with friends, I set up the indie table for the day. Managed by the inestimable Helen Hollick, it showcased […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!September 10th, 2014 | Tags: conferences, Historical Novel Society, HNS, indies, social media | Category: Events, Writing skills | 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Hot, tired and stressed out after flight delay and snail-slow taxi ride from Liverpool Street Station, I arrived at Marylebone Hall, the accommodation block at the University of Westminster, fit to drop. I flung on a clean shirt, combed my hair and abandoning unpacking, I hurried down to the lobby. The sound of chatter and […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!September 8th, 2014 | Tags: Alliance of Independent Authors, conferences, historical, Historical Novel Society, Rome, self-publishing | Category: Authors, Awards, Events, Romans | 8 comments - (Comments are closed) |
   
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