In April I had the joy of being invited by my publishers (Histria Books) to come to the London Book Fair. I thought it would be helpful to put my thoughts down about the experience. Firstly I should say, as a Cumbrian author, it is always rather nice to find an excuse to stay in… Read More Thoughts About the London Book Fair
I had the delight of watching Romany Romany (so good, they named her twice!) at the end of last year. Her book was on sale afterwards and I very much had to get a copy. What a character this lady is! Both on stage and off, she is larger than life. A conundrum, yet also… Read More Book Review: Spun into Gold by Romany Romany
Well….it’s been a little while, hasn’t it? I’m not a great fan of New Year resolutions. When I make them, I tend to break them so fast the electronic ink hasn’t dried. And also having ADHD means I tend to have terrible expectations of what I can get done in a day. Even if I… Read More Happy New Year
Well, so far in my journey to put you off writing, I’ve told you why you shouldn’t be a writer and then went on to tell you there’s no money in it. If you’re still here, well done. Clearly optimism in the face of reality is strong in you – you might just make it… Read More A Brief Guide to Writing: 4 – Budgeting income as a writer
In my previous article I did my best to put you off any fantasy of making a living from writing. If you’re still here, I take it you’ve engaged with that and you’re ready to find out what you can do as a writer (and if you missed it, read it first and then come… Read More A Brief Guide to Writing: 3 – Thinking like a writer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars This collection of poetry is one I have been awaiting for a very long time. I will disclaim here that I have a vested interest in the book – but that interest is a key part of the importance of this review. I have loved Boomie’s poetry for the… Read More Book Review: Paper Heart by Boomie Bol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars As with my review of the first book in this series (‘My adopted life: A birth mothers story’), my copy of this book was given to me to review and I do so freely and without compulsion. Likewise, this was a book I specifically asked for after enjoying the… Read More Book review: My Adopted Life: The Adopted Mother’s Story by A.H.M. Beattie
The title says it all – my TEDx video has finally come online and I’m delighted to share it with you guys here on my blog. The production team – Entilent Media – did a fantastic job and taking my ramblings and making them look like I knew what I was doing. Val Morgan and… Read More Why we need to embrace the Global Village – TEDx video now online
Reblogged from my personal blog kenthinksaloud. It sounded like such a good idea at the time. Yeah of course I’d love give a talk at TEDx Whitehaven! And I did want to – I do want to. But, that old, old problem which faces most writers has arisen as I’ve struggled to write my talk for the last… Read More Big picture meets the nitty-gritty: the struggle of writing a TEDx talk
Originally posted on my personal blog – kenthinksaloud . My TEDx talk takes place on Wednesday 7 September in Whitehaven, Cumbria. I hope to see some of you guys there! Uff so sorry guys that it has been an age since I last posted. I really need to pay more attention to this blog but life is… Read More On becoming a TEDx speaker
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