After a fabulous weekend away at Cannington Grange to celebrate my good friend Rod's 60th birthday, there's a busy week ahead.
I signed up to NaNoWriMo this year. The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel in a month and I'm a bit behind. 23,000 words on the page and only 5 days to go. I might not make it but I will have made good inroads into Book 2 of Tales of Ice-cream and Espionage, so even if I don't hit the magic 50,000 word count, I'm pleased I decided to do it..
I was on BBC Radio Cornwall yesterday talking about Book 1 'The Dangerous Truth bout Mad Catwomen' and about Penzance Litfest 2014.
We're getting down to serious planning now for the Penzance Litfest. We have put out a Call for Proposals and they are coming in thick and fast.
The Litfest is put on entirely by enthusiasts who work voluntarily. Last year we delivered a five day event with more than 110 separate sessions with subjects ranging from workshops on Cornish poetry to Radio plays performed live to Salley Vickers being interviewed by Patrick Gale.
2014 is the fifth Litfest and we have adopted a theme of 'Celebration' so we're looking forward to being even better than last year.
But there is a lot involved - and this week the planning gets serious as we tie up the Venue bookings, get a shoot organised for photos, revamp the website, start shaping the schedule, and sifting through the proposals that we have already received.
There will be time for cafes. I'm back at the Lost & Found this afternoon for the Writers' Café Open meeting where we will be discussing the Christmas Bash.
But this morning, it's back to the Writing, and Winciette Jenkins second outing in (working title) The Dangerous Lies of Blue Eyed Boys'
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