Attending the clinic...

Coffee, chat, chums and critical feedback :-) - what a lovely way to indulge on World Poetry Day! This morning I had the pleasure of spending time in Belfast Central library. I have spent many a long hour there years ago as a student, but today was much more enjoyable. I attended Anthony Quinn's writing clinic and picked up helpful tips for developing characters. I received encouraging feedback and have exciting new writing exercises to get stuck into. Now to get stuck in :-)

Anthony J Quinn creative writing seminar

Interesting afternoon at the Anthony Quinn creative writing seminar in Carrickfergus library today.It was all the more enjoyable as I bumped into one of my writing pals, Yvonne, as soon as I arrived in the library!

He read from his work, spoke about the importance of landscape in his detective novels set in NI, his journey to get published, trying to write everyday and how having busy lives makes us better writers. Looking forward to my writing clinic appointment with him in a couple of weeks.

Colouring competition winners!

 

 

 

 

Haggis loved seeing all the pictures you sent in of him in the recent colouring competition.










Congratulations to Tom (age 9-12 winner), Jamie (age 5-8 winner) and Jack (age 2-4 winner)!