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writing by Gail Aldwin and other authors

Jul 22

Author talk at the WI in Kingston

by gailaldwin

I am a member of the Women’s Institute (WI) and was delighted to join the Kingston branch to talk about my journey to becoming a published author. Here I am with the audience waiting for my session to be introduced.

Although I planned the talk carefully and rehearsed it twice, I was still nervous. Thankfully, the audience were very kind and receptive… and it turned out to be a lot of fun. There were many questions at the end of my thirty-five minutes of delivery and I was pleased to share my inspiration and approaches to writing with such an interested and responsive group.

The KWI book group will be discussing The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell in August and asked me to devise a few questions. I thought followers of this blog might also be interested so I’ve pasted them below:

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Jul 3

A summer in Exmouth

by gailaldwin

We’ve taken the opportunity to spend the next couple of months in Exmouth on the Devon coast. According to Wikipedia, it’s a port town, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Exeter. This does sum up the place but I should also mention it has an extensive sandy beach and is located close to other delightful seaside spots such as Budleigh Salterton.

We’re here to clear the flat of my husband’s elderly aunt who’s now in a care home. Her place is situated not far from the beach and so on alternate days, I run along the seafront, get back in time for a quick online pilates session and then settle down to some daily writing with Writers Hour. The new novel is progressing slowly but I find even adding a couple of hundred words keeps the story alive in my mind.

This week we are attending a series of lunchtime concerts as part of the Budleigh Music Festival 2024. On the programme has been Ryan Corbett, who plays a Bugari Spectrum classical piano accordion made in Castelfidardo, Italy. What a remarkable sound! We’ve also attended a session from the Avalon Trio who play piano, cello and violin.

Do you find engaging with other arts stimulates your creative process? I’m crossing my fingers that all this music will have a positive effect on my writing.

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