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What’s the collective noun for writers?

Hello there,

I’ve just come back from a writers’ conference in London, so there wasn’t a newsletter on Friday, and this one will be quick.

I like to think that the collective noun for writers should be a scribble, but having spent a few days in the company of other authors, I wonder if an overexcitement of authors might be better. Because when we get together, boy can we talk.

It’s what comes, I suspect, of spending too much time on our own.

But what a lovely bunch of people I met. It’s always wonderful when you meet someone successful and they turn out to be modest, generous and kind. The community of independent authors is a particularly good one, with so many people willing to share their knowledge to help others.

My head is still spinning with new ideas and I especially want to improve my own bookstore so that readers who want to support me, rather than a huge retailer, can buy all my books direct.

It’s not a bad store and it works, both for ebooks and paperbacks, but it could be better. If you want to try it, it’s here:

I was also inspired by US horror author David Viergutz who created Scaremail: a story delivered via letters in the post. I couldn’t help thinking of my own small story by email, Death at Blackingstone Rock. That was a fun project to create. I wouldn’t want to copy David, but could I come up with my own unique way to tell a story?

It’s something to think about, certainly.

In the meantime, on with the photos.

Featured Photos

Waiting for the fun to start

At the conference and Mrs C came too!

The South Bank of The Thames

Not much time for sightseeing.

More photos soon. Until then, happy reading.

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Signing Off

I’m almost ready to declare the rewrite of A Study in Stone finished, but I’m still considering all the feedback from my wonderful beta readers. More news on that soon, I hope. The next email should be on Friday, and I’ll aim to make it more of an essay.

Happy reading and take care,

Mikey

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