Blog 67 – Here comes Summer? Ms Paige Turner makes an intentional ‘slip up’ on every blog. Spot this one and she will send you a free hand out sheet of your choice.
One could be forgiven for thinking I’m a right tart when it comes to the local press but yes, I’m in there again this week: Bucks Advertiser. Former Creative Inker, Jackie Marchant – author of ‘I’m Dougal Trump and it’s Not my Fault’ came to talk about her mainstream success with PanMacmillan and the ubiquitous journalist – Jo-Anne Rowney – sent down a photographer AND mentioned that Gavin Extence, author of ‘The Universe versus Alex Woods’ – who is a Richard and Judy summer read – is coming to Creative Ink in November. On the same day I went to hear Gavin – warm, friendly, entertaining and non-assuming – talk at Chorleywood Library. Excellent. He’s coming to us on Thursday 14th November and if you aren’t enrolled book a £5 ticket with me so I can reimburse Gavin for his train ticket from Sheffield. Until film options (and he has one) is confirmed writers remain church mice but he will be worth every penny of the 50.
Autumn Creative Ink classes on Tuesdays are confirmed with just three places left. There are a few more places on the Thursday ‘Get that Book’ course. So email me.
Last week I went up (yeh!) yes, I ‘went up’ to Cambridge to see my lovely new college: St. Edmund’s where I will be starting my Masters in Creative Writing. ‘Eddie’s’ as it is known in these educational lofty circles, is a college for mature students. Mature?? They looked sixteen to me – but I gather – one is termed ‘mature’ post first degree. Ah … ‘elastic’ springs to mind.
I realised during this visit that I will have to write next year.
Other things on the go at Creative Ink: plans to cater for young writers – news on this later. Send in your ‘Promises’ short stories – up to 2000 words. I look forward to the summer workshops both here and in Cape Town this summer. Summer? When I asked the ‘Get Inspired’ group to put their ‘summer’? plans into two sentences, Pat Sentinella, author of Creative Ink Publishing’s ‘Dear John, Dear Anyone …’ collection, wrote – ‘Oh, Jan. Summer is in your heart.’
Here comes Summer?
16/06/2013 // by Jan Moran Neil
Although Urban Dictionary does list sheckles as slang for money, others seem to frown upon it and expect the proper form of shekels, so perhaps this might be the culprit?