Thursday evening saw Ottery Writers present a program which
brought together the members reading their pieces to the gathered audience at
Ottery St Mary library. With the proceeds given to Devon Libraries, it was a
fantastic night for local writers.
It was hosted by our marvellous master of ceremonies, Simon,
suitably attired. Simon is a mine of information for us writers and has a
wonderful sense of style.
We heard readings of very personal poems, full of emotions
about families and forgotten times and loves lost. Humorous works of Christmas
past and satirical works completed the evening.
I was particularly pleased that the reading of my article
recently published in The Blue Band went down very well and I had a couple of
conversations with people who had relatives who had had similar experiences.
I submitted my latest assignment this week and received back
very positive feedback from my tutor. I’m now starting on the next assignment
and looking at another article for The Blue Band. I’ve also got some ideas to
pitch to editors both here and abroad, I’m looking at a busy time, I think.
