Marketing Is A Creative Drain

... and I'm falling helplessly down it. So, I published The Pink Herring at the end of March intending to spend a small proportion of my time on marketing activity - the majority devoted to working on the next book. Two months on and guess what? I have managed the exact opposite of that proportion...

Spelling Bee

This evening I had the immense pleasure to watch my daughter perform in the excellent Spelling Bee held at the Swindon Arts Centre. This was her final year project and it was as entertaining as it was professionally produced.

The Blackrock Bookies

Well, this was a first for me. Tonight, I was invited to be the star attraction at The Blackrock Bookies, an Irish book club hailing from just outside Dundalk, County Louth in the Republic of Ireland. The members include, From left to right: Anna Capplis, Grainne Hoey, Ruth Sands, Margaret Moynihan, Patricia Keenan, Michelle Reidy. Missing from the picture are Anne Donaghy and Brigitte Nelson.