A very interesting author talk at GoldfinchBooks last night, with Joelle Tamraz - Author of The Secret Practice . Joelle shared her memoir, ‘The Secret Practice: 18 years on the dark side of yoga’, with our Charm writing group, and her story was fascinating and cautionary.

#authortalk #memoir #writinggroup

Shoutout to School Librarians!

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The Experts: Librarians on 20 easy enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books. Nice one Louise Morrish 🌕

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Something else I really should have talked about here is the Creative Archive which I have spent weeks and weeks on - it has over 300 examples from authors and publishers of marketing assets used for social, ads, unboxing, competitions etc (FREE) theempoweredauthor.com/creativearchiv…

It’s Week #4 of our Creative Writing for Beginners course at GoldfinchBooks tonight, and the subject is ‘conflict’.

I will be bringing my 🥊 😂

(yes, I know, it’s not always *that* sort of conflict…)

#WritingCommunity #fiction

Some great ways back into a reading habit here, including from our own local superstar librarian Louise Morrish 🌕 theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

READ THIS ARTICLE! It contains a lovely interview with the brilliant Lou Morrish.

Perfect landing

Short story writers! History writers!
The HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition is open for entries.
Send us your stories of up to 3,500 words set 35+ years in the past.
More details: historicalwriters.org/awards/ddshwas…
Here's a photo from last year's awards
#HWADDSS24
Dorothy Dunnett Soc.

Great article by Sarah Phillips on getting back into reading. Anything to add? Did you know you can listen to audiobooks for free on the BorrowBox app?

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Lists of summer reading books are already being published!
And it's only cold and gloomy April.
But if historical writing is what you love, get inspired by our round-up of books published in 2024: many are out, more are to look forward to.
Have a browse at historiamag.com/historical-boo…

Here’s my new book, Secret Missions of the Suffragettes, Glassbreakers & Safe Houses on the #Strand London. #WSPU #glassbreakers smashed windows along here 1912. #Suffragettes met to receive mission instructions in the Gardenia Restaurant in Catherine Street just off the Strand.

One week warning — next Thursday is Poetry Night at GoldfinchBooks with none other than Eric Gregory Award-winner and all-round gem, Jack Cooper!
+ a cracking open mic 🎤

Jack Cooper

Louise Morrish 🌕 The Guardian Hampshire Libraries Amery Hill Library Sarah Phillips Shepherd.com 📚 Goodreads I saw this first thing and jumped online to say - you are brilliant! Loved your comments xx

Ballads, blood-letting, and barging into proceedings at #HistFest2024 English Civil War earlofmanchesters.co.uk/ballads-blood-…

The #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction has announced its 2024 longlist, alongside news of a change of management to Abbotsford. Discover the twelve books longlisted for the £25,000 prize: bit.ly/WSPll24

#histfic

We love this @guardianbooks feature on librarians' ideas for how to get lost in literature -- everything from exploring audiobooks to checking prize lists like the #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction. With thanks to Sarah Phillips and Louise Morrish 🌕
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20 tips for getting back into reading - and why it will change your life. Thanks Louise Morrish 🌕 @nancy_pearl Ian Cooke mariesa dulak 🐯 Danny Middleton theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

The experts: librarians inc ⁦Louise Morrish 🌕⁩
on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Proud to give my tuppence worth on #libraries in The Guardian this month. Shout out to Hampshire Libraries and my brilliant #school library Amery Hill Library
Sarah Phillips Shepherd.com 📚 Goodreads

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