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I visited the Derby Book Festival last year and attended four events which I thoroughly enjoyed. The Kate Young event in particular was one of my favourites, as it combined my love for baking and writing, and I continue to cook my way through her cookbook. I had been keeping an eye out for news from the Derby Book Festival,…
Writing is more than just a profession for me. It is a method of self-expression. It is what I enjoy doing, and when I am eye-ball deep in book plotting, I need to be wearing the appropriate clothing. By appropriate, I mean a dress-code. Yes there is a dress-code for writing, in that it has to be the most comfortable,…
*Complimentary stationery from Rymans* I write. A lot. For clients, it is factual-corporate press release writing. For my personal writing, I can get a little more creative, and that is where the fun starts. Yes I may have the hand-writing of a five year old (make that six if I really concentrate), but I find the act of writing great…
Hi all, I hope you’re doing well and that this weather hasn’t left you melting like an ignominious puddle. I know I write predominantly about food and drink, with the odd post thrown in about books and writing. This is one of those posts. If you love comic books or super hero movies (if you don’t what’s wrong with you?), then…
8 – 13th November 2016 Powerful messages From Over the Wall: global influences in UNESCO’s City of Literature Featuring Amit Chaudhuri, Jack Monroe, Jon McGregor, Katherine Quarmby, and Virtual Writer in Residence, Omar El Hazek Nottingham’s first Festival of Literature delivers a series of powerful messages from ‘Over the Wall’ providing a welcoming platform to voices that struggle to be…
Hey all, how are you doing? It’s a cool, wet Wednesday morning and I’m glad I’m indoors. You know that really cool Derby Writers’ Day I attended a few weeks ago? Well I’m pleased to report that The QUAD will be presenting a new Christmas science-fiction, fantasy and horror event taking on the 21st November 2015. If Santa wrote fiction,…
Hi all, how are you on this crisp Thursday morning? It’s been a busy week so far. I caught up with some dear friends from university, earlier this week whom I haven’t seen for over 15 years. It’s amazing how time melts away and you can all slot back into your younger selves (age is simply a state of mind).…
Hey guys, how are you doing, what have you been up to? It’s been a crazy busy few weeks, as I covered food festivals across the country (my favourite sorts of gigs). Of course being out on the road meant that I got zero (fictional) writing done. Juggling a day job, the food blogging and writing books is great fun,…
Hello All, How are you doing? It’s been another good albeit crazy busy week for this Derby Foodie. I met the lovely David Nicholls, one of my favourite authors of all time at the Derby Book Festival. It was something of a dream come true, but more of that in a different blog post. I also dined at The Wonky…