Writing is a distinctly solitary business, so I enjoy doing an "event" now and again. Last week I visited Perth Academy to run a ghost story writing workshop with a group of S1 creative writing & drama students, and this week I gave a talk to the Rotary Club of Crieff. The topic was "Finding inspiration: sewers, bell towers and catacombs." It was all about the places that have inspired my books, past and future. I'm happy to talk on a variety of topics but the Rotary club fancied this particular one, though I did wonder whether they regretted the choice when dinner ended and I launched into a description of decomposing corpses contaminating the water supply in 18th century Paris! They're a staunch lot though, and managed to keep their haggis, neeps and tatties down. The photograph is by David Smart (thanks, David!) and shows me with Vice President George Penny.
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ReplyDeleteDo you mean the text of the blog? It's coming up as black font on white on my computer.
OK, I just checked with a bunch of friends and all of them are seeing black font on a white background, all legible. Someone said they briefly saw grey on black before the screen had fully loaded so they wondered whether maybe it has frozen during loading? I have asked the web designer if she can suggest anything. Best, Helen
DeleteAll fine now, so must have been my computer - sorry!
ReplyDeleteSewers, bell towers and catacombs sounds like a great topic! Any chance you may run any workshops elsewhere in the UK?
ReplyDeleteHi Emma, so sorry not to have replied before - I haven't looked at my blog for a bit owing to not one but TWO bouts of some nasty flu-like bug and a rash of visitors! I'm always open to doing events. I don't have a specific programme planned but tend to go where I'm invited (bit like a vampire, really...). Whereabouts are you located?
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