Back in March, Sandra from 12 Novels in 12 Months nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award and I failed to do the requisite thank you and pass it on post. Better late than never though, right…?
Except it gets worse, because also in March, Sarah from 12 Months of Creativity nominated me for the exact same award, and I didn’t thank her either. Verily, I am a shocker.
Continue reading “Blogs You Should Read”
This is an update for those who followed my progress with the 28 Drawings Later Challenge in February, when I came up with promotional ideas for a play called East of the Sun, West of the Moon (which is coming to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August).
The company has had to change its name from Inglenook to Homespun, so sadly my wee teapot logo is now useless – but that is the only thing that has changed really. The show is taking shape – it’s a family production with four actors playing all the parts and it is going to be in The Surgeon’s Hall 3rd – 25th August at 12.10 every day except Sunday.
I am telling you all this because I am the media contact, and it’s my job to go on about it at great length until you’ve all bought your tickets. It also means one of my pictures – which regular readers saw here on the blog first – is officially in the Fringe Programme – how exciting!
I am in the process of getting the company onto all your favourite social media sites – we are on Twitter @HomespunUK and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HomespunTheatre so please follow and ‘like’ us if you can!
And now, a little animation I made:
There’s always a lot of literary activity happening in Edinburgh – just look at UNESCO’s What’s On page if you don’t believe me – but there’s nothing quite like Electric Tales, returning to The Stand once again tomorrow night. I spoke to comedian, writer and ET founder Sian Bevan to find out more.
Continue reading “Storytelling and Smiles – an interview with Electric Tales”
If you are reading this, I am probably in Berlin – or elsewhere in mainland Europe. I have scheduled posts to cover the time I am away, and I’d urge you to keep coming back to read them all because there are some corkers in there. Such as:
Monday April 23rd– Interview with Sian Bevan about Electric Tales storytelling and comedy night in Edinburgh
Wednesday April 25th – Why I Write by John Steele
Friday April 27th – April’s Pictonaut Challenge
Monday April 30th – Fanfiction, a brief introduction by Seneska
Wednesday May 2nd – The Book Blogger interviews #1 Roof Beam Reader
Friday May 4th – How to Say Thank You Part 1 by Tracey S. Rosenberg
Monday May 7th – How to Say Thank You Part 2 by Tracey S. Rosenberg
Wednesday May 9th – The Book Blogger interviews #2 Tolstoy is my Cat
Friday May 11th – Interview with Laura from Write in for Writing’s Sake
Monday May 14th – The Politics of Book Buying by Lyndsay Wheble
Wednesday May 16th – The Book Blogger Interviews #3 Rob Around Books
Friday May 18th – Feminism in Romantic Fiction (or lack thereof) by Rose McConnachie
Monday May 21st – Young, single and free of Venereal Disease? You too could be a romantic hero… by Rose McConnachie
Wednesday May 23rd – The Book Blogger Interviews #4 The Lit Bitch
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A Literary Death Match is a wonderful thing.
For some reason I had assumed that everyone would have heard of it by now, but apparently not, so I shall explain. Literary Death Match is an event where writers compete against one another for the adulation of their peers, or failing that the approval of a live audience and panel of judges. Four writers read their stuff for up to seven minutes (any longer and they get shot) and are whittled down to two according to the criteria of literary merit, performance, and intangibles. They then go head to head in a final round that doesn’t involve reading, but is in some way literary – for instance Tuesday’s champion was ultimately decided by spelling bee.
Continue reading “Literary Death Match Edinburgh”
I was doing a bit of research t’other day for an article on The Edinburgh Reporter about the Scottish Book Trust’s New Writers Awards Showcase, and was struck by how few of the winners had an easily accessible social media presence.
Continue reading “Should Writers Use Social Media?”
12 Books in 12 Months 